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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 27 March 1924
- Died
- 3 April 1990
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Place of death
- Hidden Hills
- Sex or gender
- female
- Family name
- Vaughan
- Occupation
- singer, jazz musician, pianist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Awards
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, New Jersey Hall of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NEA Jazz Masters
- birth name
- Sarah Lois Vaughan
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- described by source
- Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
- discography
- Sarah Vaughan discography
- educated at
- East Side High School, Newark Arts High School
- end of work period
- 1990
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- location of formation
- New Jersey
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Sarah Vaughan
- nickname
- Sassy, Sailor, The Divine One
- place of burial
- New Jersey, Glendale Cemetery
- record label
- Columbia Records, Cadet Records, Mercury Records
- start of work period
- 1942
- topic's main category
- Category:Sarah Vaughan
- voice type
- contralto
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