All recordings are from the original source material
and digitally re-mastered to reduce surface noise.

Margaret Youngblood aka Margaret Young (born February 23, 1891 - May 3, 1969)

Margaret Young was a popular singer and comedienne in the 1920s.
She helped popularize such hits as "Hard Hearted Hannah" and "Lovin' Sam The Sheik Of Alabam'".

She began her professional career in Detroit, Michigan.
Margaret sang at theaters, dinner clubs and in vaudeville.
She was noted for her novelty renditions in an act that was frequently seen in New York as well as various other circuits of the day.

She 1st recorded commercially for Victor in 1920.
From 1922 to 1925 she recorded for Brunswick.
Her recorded output yielded some 47 sides on the Victor and Brunswick labels.

Margaret tried to make a comeback in 1949 after years of retirement.
She recorded 2 sides for Capitol Records that year.
Margaret Young's sister was married to the great songwriter Richard Whiting and she was the aunt of jazz singer Margaret Whiting.
Margaret Young died on May 3, 1969 in Inglewood, California after a brief illness.
She was 78 years old at her death.

This CD includes her 2nd group of Brunswick recordings made at the peak of her recording career.
These recordings have a jazzy style with a lot of her personality interjected into the lyrics.
There is an excitement in her performance that is unique to her.
Many of the side have a jazz band backup.