Sarah Vaughan | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sarah Lois Vaughan |
Born | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | March 27, 1924
Died | April 3, 1990 Hidden Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 1942–1990 |
Labels | Columbia, Mercury, Verve, Roulette, Pablo |
Sarah Lois Vaughan (/vɔːn/, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One",[1] she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards.[2] She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.[3] Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".[4]
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