Margaret Whiting Born July 22 1924 Detroit Michigan Is A Singer Of American Popular Music Who First Made Her Reputation During The 1940s And 1950s. Margaret's 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. In Her Childhood Her Singing Ability Had Already Been Noticed And At The Age Of Only Seven She Sang For Singer-Lyricist Johnny Mercer With Whom Her Father Had Collaborated On Some Popular Songs. In 1942 Mercer Started Capitol Records And Signed Margaret To One Of Capitol's First Recording Contracts.