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      • Recognized as one of the top selling vocalists (male or female) of the post-war era, Margaret had a long, acclaimed career which spanned seven decades (check out her discography for more on her recording career). All-around entertainer, star of radio, stage, tv and film, she was known for her vocal clarity, lyrical style and mellow tone.
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  2. Whiting's singing ability was noticed at an early age and at seven she sang for singer-lyricist Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had collaborated on some popular songs, including "Too Marvelous for Words". In 1942, Mercer co-founded Capitol Records and signed Margaret to one of Capitol's first recording contracts.

  3. Jan 12, 2011 · By David Belcher. Jan. 11, 2011. Margaret Whiting, a songwriter’s daughter who as a bright-eyed teenage singer captivated wartime America and then went on to a long, acclaimed career...

  4. Jan 13, 2011 · As a songwriter's daughter and a singer who sold millions of records herself in the 1940s and '50s, Margaret Whiting knew what separated a good singer from a great one. "Being a...

  5. Jan 13, 2011 · Margaret Whiting, famous for her association with lyricist Johnny Mercer and for introducing the standard "Moonlight in Vermont" into American popular music, died Monday. She was 86. Whiting...

  6. One of America’s great pop singers of the 1940s and ’50s, who subsequently enjoyed a flourishing cabaret career, Ms. Whiting, who died on Monday at 86, had a love of the spotlight that bordered...

  7. Jan 12, 2011 · Margaret Whiting, one of the most popular and distinctive voices of American popular song died Monday at the Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. She was 86 years old. Whiting introduced such...

  8. Jan 13, 2011 · Margaret Whiting, a pop singer for television, film, cabaret and Broadway whose recordings of such standards as “That Old Black Magic” and “Come Rain or Come Shine” sold millions of copies in...