Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Newark
- Educated at
- East Side High SchoolNewark Arts High School
- Awards
- 🏆 NEA Jazz Masters🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Primetime Emmy Award🏆 New Jersey Hall of Fame🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who have I worked with? I don't understand why they can't just talk to me without all that question bit."
"Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice."
"My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company."
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Timeline
1924
Born
Birth1990
Died
Death
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