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Sarah Vaughan

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Born in:Newark, New Jersey,
United States of America
Year of Birth:1924
Year of death:1990

Biography

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Sarah Lois Vaughan (, pronunciation respelling ; March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", 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. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".
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