Sarah Vaughan
Blues, Musical Artist
1924 – 1990
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Who was Sarah Vaughan?
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Jazz commentator/music critic Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."
Nicknamed "Sailor", "Sassy" and "The Divine One", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner. The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its "highest honor in jazz", the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1924
Newark - Also known as
- Sara Vaughan
- Sarah Vaughn
- Sarah Vaughan
- Sarah Voughan
- Sarah Vahghan
- Vaughan Sarah
- Sarah Lois Vaughan
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Newark Arts High School
- East Side High School
- Lived in
- Newark
- Died
- Apr 3, 1990
Hidden Hills
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on July 23, 2013
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