Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting (Detroit, 22 de julio de 1924 – Englewood, Nueva Jersey, 10 de enero de 2011[1]) fue una cantante estadounidense de big band y de pop tradicional; su sentido de la improvisación y del swing la aproximaron en ocasiones al ámbito del jazz.
| Margaret Whiting | ||
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| Margaret Whiting c.1947. | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Nacimiento | 22 de julio de 1924 Detroit, Estados Unidos | |
| Fallecimiento | 10 de enero de 2011, 86 años Englewood, Nueva Jersey | |
| Causa de muerte | Enfermedad | |
| Sepultura | Cementerio Westwood Village Memorial Park | |
| Nacionalidad | estadounidense | |
| Familia | ||
| Padre | Richard A. Whiting | |
| Cónyuge |
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| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | música, cantante | |
| Años activa | 1942-1991 | |
| Géneros | Pop, jazz y country | |
| Instrumento | Voz | |
| Discográficas | ||
| Distinciones |
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Margaret Whiting fue una de las cantantes que dominaron la escena musical pop estadounidense de los años cuarenta y cincuenta. La cualidades distintivas de su voz, clara y con un punto de inocencia, son especialmente reconocibles en su interpretación de baladas como "It Might As Well Be Spring" y "Moonlight in Vermont".
Biografía
Hija del compositor Richard Whiting, su carrera de éxitos comenzó a principios de los cuarenta cuando actuó en espectáculos radiofónicos, cantando con el vocalista y compositor Johnny Mercer. Fue más tarde una destacada vocalistas en las orquestas de Freddie Slack, Billy Butterfield y Paul Weston. Consiguió tres grandes éxitos en 1948 con Now Is the Hour, A Tree in the Meadow y Far Away Places y con Jimmy Wakely en 1949 con Slippin' Around. Ambos cantantes formaron un exitoso dúo durante años. A principios de los setenta apareció otra vez en primera línea en una gira con los conjuntos de Bob Crosby y otros.
Discografía
Álbumes
| Año | Título | US POP LPs | Sello discográfico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Margaret Whiting Sings Rodgers and Hart | Capitol | |
| 1954 | Love Songs by Margaret Whiting | ||
| 1956 | Margaret Whiting Sings for the Starry-Eyed | ||
| 1957 | Goin' Places | Dot | |
| 1958 | Margaret | ||
| 1959 | Margaret Whiting's Great Hits | ||
| Ten Top Hits | |||
| 1960 | Just a Dream | ||
| Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book | Verve | ||
| Broadway Right Now (with Mel Tormé) | |||
| 1961 | Past Midnight | MGM | |
| 1967 | The Wheel of Hurt | 109 | London |
| Maggie Isn't Margaret Anymore | |||
| 1982 | Come a Little Closer | Audiophile | |
| 1985 | The Lady's in Love with You |
Sencillos
| Año | Título | Artista acompañante | Tabla de posiciones | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop | Country | AC | |||
| 1942 | "That Old Black Magic" | Freddie Slack & His Orchestra | 10 | - | - |
| 1943 | "My Ideal" | Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra | 12 | - | - |
| 1944 | "Silver Wings In the Moonlight" | Freddie Slack & His Orchestra | 19 | - | - |
| 1945 | "Moonlight In Vermont" | Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra | 15 | - | - |
| "It Might as Well Be Spring" | Paul Weston & His Orchestra | 6 | - | - | |
| 1946 | "All Through the Day" | - | 11 | - | - |
| "In Love In Vain" | - | 12 | - | - | |
| "Come Rain or Come Shine" | - | 17 | - | - | |
| "Along With Me" | - | 13 | - | - | |
| "Passe" | - | 12 | - | - | |
| "Guilty" | - | 4 | - | - | |
| "Oh, But I Do" | - | 7 | - | - | |
| 1947 | "Beware My Heart" | - | 21 | - | - |
| "Old Devil Moon" | - | 11 | - | - | |
| "Ask Anyone Who Knows" | - | 21 | - | - | |
| "Little Girl Blue" | - | 25 | - | - | |
| "You Do" | - | 5 | - | - | |
| "Lazy Countryside" | - | 21 | - | - | |
| "Pass That Peace Pipe" | - | 8 | - | - | |
| 1948 | "Let's Be Sweethearts Again" | - | 22 | - | - |
| "But Beautiful" | - | 21 | - | - | |
| "Now is the Hour" | - | 2 | - | - | |
| "What's Good About Goodbye" | - | 29 | - | - | |
| "Please Don't Kiss Me" | - | 23 | - | - | |
| "A Tree in the Meadow" | - | 1 | - | - | |
| "Far Away Places" | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 1949 | "Forever and Ever" | - | 5 | - | - |
| "A Wonderful Guy" | - | 12 | - | - | |
| "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Johnny Mercer | 3 | - | - | |
| "Slippin' Around" | Jimmy Wakely | 1 | 1 | - | |
| "Wedding Bells" | 30 | 6 | - | ||
| "Dime a Dozen | - | 19 | - | - | |
| "I'll Never Slip Around Again" | Jimmy Wakely | 8 | 2 | - | |
| 1950 | "Broken Down Merry Go Round" | 12 | 2 | - | |
| "The Gods Were Angry With Me" | 6 | 3 | - | ||
| "I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" | Frank De Vol | 21 | - | - | |
| "Let's Go to Church (Next Sunday Morning)" | Jimmy Wakely | 13 | 2 | - | |
| "My Foolish Heart" | - | 17 | - | - | |
| "Blind Date" | Bob Hope | 16 | - | - | |
| "A Bushel and a Peck" | Jimmy Wakely | 6 | 6 | - | |
| 1951 | "When You and I Were Young, Maggie, Blues" | 20 | 7 | - | |
| "Good Morning, Mr. Echo" | - | 14 | - | - | |
| "I Don't Want to Be Free" | Jimmy Wakely | - | 5 | - | |
| 1952 | "I'll Walk Alone" | - | 29 | - | - |
| "Outside of Heaven" | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 1953 | "Why Don't You Believe Me?" | - | 29 | - | - |
| 1954 | "Moonlight In Vermont" nueva versión | - | 29 | - | - |
| 1956 | "The Money Tree" | - | 20 | - | - |
| 1958 | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" | - | 74 | - | - |
| 1966 | "Somewhere There's Love" | - | - | - | 29 |
| "The Wheel of Hurt" | - | 26 | - | 1 | |
| 1967 | "Just Like a Man" | - | 132 | - | 29 |
| "Only Love Can Break a Heart" | - | 96 | - | 4 | |
| "I Almost Called Your Name" | - | 108 | - | 4 | |
| 1968 | "I Hate to See Me Go" | - | 127 | - | 27 |
| "It Keeps Right On a Hurtin'" | - | 115 | - | 28 | |
| "Faithfully" | - | 117 | - | 19 | |
| "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" | - | 124 | - | 11 | |
| 1969 | "Where Was I" | - | - | - | 24 |
| 1970 | "(Z Theme) Life Goes On" | - | - | - | 14 |
| "Until It's Time For You to Go" | - | - | - | 32 | |
Referencias
- La cantante estadounidense Margaret Whiting fallece a los 86 años
Fuentes
- Belcher, David, «Margaret Whiting, Fresh-Faced Singer of Jazz and Pop Standards, Dies at 86», nytimes.com, 12-1-2011, consultado ídem.
- Wynn, Ronn, «Margaret Whiting. Biography», allmusic.com.
Enlaces externos
Margaret Whiting en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).
- Interview by KUOW-FM’s Amanda Wilde: and