Margaret Whiting, R. I. P.

Margaret Whiting, Clear-Voiced Singer, Is Dead at 86 - NYTimes.com: "Margaret Whiting, a songwriter’s daughter who as a bright-eyed teenage singer captivated wartime America and then went on to a long, acclaimed career recording hit songs and performing in nightclubs and on television, died on Monday in Englewood, N.J. She was 86."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.