Singer Martha Tilton Dies

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Singer Martha Tilton, who was a star big band vocalist in the 1930s and 1940s died on Dec. 8 in Brentwood, Calif. She was 91.

Tilton is best known for recording “And The Angels Sing” with the Benny Goodman orchestra in 1939. After leaving the Goodman band, she recorded under her own name for Capitol in the 1940s and had hits with “A Stranger In Town,” “I Should Care,” and “I’ll Walk Alone.”



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