LC control no. | n 78098253 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Tilton, Martha |
Birth date | 1915-11-14 |
Death date | 2006-12-08 |
Place of birth | Corpus Christi, Tex. |
Place of death | Brentwood, Los Angeles, Calif. |
Profession or occupation | Singer |
Found in | The Bing Crosby show [SR] 1976 (a.e.) (Martha Tilton, name spoken) Buxton, F. The big broadcast, 1972: p. 64 (Martha Tilton; vocalist) Internet Movie Database, Feb. 15, 2005 (Martha Tilton; b. Nov. 14, 1915; big-band vocalist) New York times WWW site, Dec. 13, 2006 (Martha Tilton; b. Martha Ellen Tilton, Nov. 14, 1915, Corpus Christi, Tex.; d. Dec. 8, Brentwood, Los Angeles, aged 91; as one of Benny Goodman's vocalists in the 1930s, she was billed as the "Sweetheart of Swing"; appeared on 80 of his recordings, including the celebrated 1939 rendition of And the angels sing) |