Thursday, April 09, 2009
Margaret Whiting isn't exactly the sort of singer I like, but she's an interesting figure in the history of American popular music. She used to show up on Jonathan Schwartz' WNEW program, where she'd sing a little, and talk about her father, the composer Richard Whiting. I've seen her perform, and she is said to have been a favorite of Johnny Mercer's. So there I was, reading the obit of Marvin Webster, "The Human Eraser". Underneath is the obit of a porn star, Jack Wrangler, survived by his wife, Margaret Whiting. Lisa Minelli, here's your hat. Margaret Whiting has you beat hollow.
// posted by Bill @ 12:46 PM 
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