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Sarah Vaughan
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About Sarah Vaughan
One of the most legendary and influential jazz vocalists of all time, Sarah Vaughanâknown as The Divine Oneâreleased more than 50 albums.
â In 1942, when Vaughan was just 18, she won the famed Apollo Theater Amateur Night contest and then opened for Ella Fitzgerald, who later described her as âthe worldâs greatest singing talent.â
â By the time she was 19, she was performing in the Earl Hines Orchestra alongside future bebop pioneers Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.
â After singing in Billy Eckstineâs legendary band, she launched a solo career, scoring a Billboard Pop hit with 1947âs âTenderlyâ and her first Top 10 single with 1948âs âNature Boy.â
â Sarah Vaughan, her 1954 landmark album with trumpeter Clifford Brown, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
â She recorded versions of Stephen Sondheimâs show tune âSend In the Clownsâ in both 1973 and 1981, and it became her signature song in concertsâshowcasing her acclaimed three-octave range.
â Vaughanâs George Gershwin tributes earned her an Emmy Award (for 1981âs Rhapsody and Song) and a Grammy (Best Jazz Vocal Performance for 1982âs Gershwin Live!).
â In addition to winning a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, she was honored with a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award and was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame.
Musical InfluencesSarah Vaughan's musical influences include Billie Holiday, Billy Strayhorn, Lena Horne and more.
Influenced by Sarah VaughanSarah Vaughan has influenced the music of Sade, Idina Menzel, Cyndi Lauper and more.
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