Margaret Young
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Margaret Young (1900 - 3 May, 1969) was a popular singer in the United States in the 1920s.
Margaret Young began her professional career in Detroit, Michigan. She sang at theaters, dinner clubs, and on Vaudeville. Young first recorded commercially for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1920. She recorded a series of records for Brunswick from 1922 through 1925 which sold well. She continued as a popular entertainer until the end of the decade.
Young came out of retirement to record for Capitol Records in 1949.
Her sister was married to songwriter Richard Whiting and their daughter (Margaret Young's niece), Margaret Whiting, also became a popular singer.
Margaret Young died in Inglewood, California.
External links
Biography on "The Jazz Age" site (http://www.dgarrick.com/jazzage/margaretyoung/margaretyoung.php) includes images of sheetmusic covers and MP3s of 2 of her 1920s recordingsTemplate:Musician-stub