Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting on the cover of her 2000 collection The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s.

Her musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of popular songs. She also had an aunt, Margaret Young, who was also a singer and popular recording artist in the 1920s. As a child, Margaret Whiting's singing ability was already noticed, and at the age of only seven years she sang for Johnny Mercer, for whom her father worked. In 1942, Mercer started Capitol Records with two partners, and signed her as one of their earliest recording artists.

Her first recordings were as featured singer with various orchestras:

  • "That Old Black Magic", with Freddie Slack And His Orchestra (1942)
  • "Moonlight In Vermont", with Billy Butterfield's Orchestra (1943)
  • "It Might As Well Be Spring", with Paul Weston And His Orchestra (1943)

In 1945 she began to record under her own name, making such recordings as:

  • "All Through The Day" (1945, becoming a bestseller in the spring of 1946)
  • "In Love In Vain" (1945)
(these two from the movie "Centennial Summer")
  • "Guilty" (1946)
  • "Oh, But I Do" (1946)
  • "A Tree In The Meadow" (a number 1 hit in the summer of 1948)
  • "Slipping Around", a duet with country music star Jimmy Wakely (a number 1 hit in 1949)
  • "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949)
  • "Blind Date", a novelty record with Bob Hope (1950)

Until the mid-1950s, she continued to record for Capitol, but as she ceased to record songs that charted as hits, switched to Dot Records in 1958 and to Verve Records in 1960. She came back to Caputol in the mid-1960s, then going to London Records in 1966.

She continued to sing into the 1990s.

Her late-life marriage to younger gay porn star Jack Wrangler raised many eyebrows. When they first began dating, he protested, "But I'm gay!" to which she replied, "Only around the edges, dear."


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When they first began dating, he protested, "But I'm gay!" to which she replied, "Only around the edges, dear.". Young went on to lead a moderately successful solo career. Her late-life marriage to younger gay porn star Jack Wrangler raised many eyebrows. Subsequent efforts were not as popular, and the band soon broke up in 1972 (see 1972 in music). She continued to sing into the 1990s. That year, the Youngbloods released Elephant Mountain, which was critically acclaimed but sold poorly. She came back to Caputol in the mid-1960s, then going to London Records in 1966. It didn't hit the charts until after it was used in a public service ad in 1969 (see 1969 in music).

Until the mid-1950s, she continued to record for Capitol, but as she ceased to record songs that charted as hits, switched to Dot Records in 1958 and to Verve Records in 1960. "Get Together" was their first massive success; it was a Dino Valenti song that the Jefferson Airplane and We Five had already recorded. In 1945 she began to record under her own name, making such recordings as:. The band was led by Jesse Colin Young, who had already released several solo LPs and worked with John Sebastian (later of the Lovin' Spoonful). Her first recordings were as featured singer with various orchestras:. The Youngbloods were an American folk rock and psychedelic band from the 1960s, best known for the Top Ten hit "Get Together". In 1942, Mercer started Capitol Records with two partners, and signed her as one of their earliest recording artists.

As a child, Margaret Whiting's singing ability was already noticed, and at the age of only seven years she sang for Johnny Mercer, for whom her father worked. She also had an aunt, Margaret Young, who was also a singer and popular recording artist in the 1920s. Her musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of popular songs. Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s.

"Blind Date", a novelty record with Bob Hope (1950). "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949). "Slipping Around", a duet with country music star Jimmy Wakely (a number 1 hit in 1949). "A Tree In The Meadow" (a number 1 hit in the summer of 1948).

"Oh, But I Do" (1946). "Guilty" (1946). "In Love In Vain" (1945). "All Through The Day" (1945, becoming a bestseller in the spring of 1946).

"It Might As Well Be Spring", with Paul Weston And His Orchestra (1943). "Moonlight In Vermont", with Billy Butterfield's Orchestra (1943). "That Old Black Magic", with Freddie Slack And His Orchestra (1942).