Jazz Sarah Vaughan
by JL Vaden
Title
Jazz Sarah Vaughan
Artist
JL Vaden
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Painting - Watercolor
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Sarah Lois Vaughan born (March 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described by Jazz commentator/music critic Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century." Nicknamed "Sailor" (for her salty speech), "Sassy" and "The Divine One", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner. The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its "highest honor in jazz", the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989. Sarah Vaughan's father, Asbury "Jake" Vaughan, was a carpenter by trade and played guitar and piano. Her mother, Ada Vaughan, was a laundress and sang in the church choir. Jake and Ada Vaughan had migrated to Newark from Virginia during the First World War. Sarah was their only biological child, although in the 1960's they adopted Donna, the child of a woman who traveled on the road with Sarah Vaughan.
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February 9th, 2014
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