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Sarah Lois Vaughan (/ v ɔː n /, 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 ]
Sarah Vaughan was discovered at the Apollo Theater in Harlem after having won first prize at Amateur Night. [2] [3] 18 – Louis Armstrong was married to a Cotton Club dancer named Lucille Wilson. They remained married until his death. Charlie Christian July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942), a guitarist.
She later won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York City. She toured with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine. She officially began her solo career in 1944. Sarah Vaughan at Café Society in 1946 (nom, related article) created by William P. Gottlieb, restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden. A second photo of Sarah Vaughan.
Vaughan's 1958 album titled Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin later would chart in the top 50 of the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. [2] In 1959, No Count Sarah (a collaborative release with the Count Basie Orchestra ) reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart . [ 3 ]
One Night Stand is a compilation of a concert given on November 8, 1947, at The Town Hall in New York City. The concert featured Sarah Vaughan and Lester Young.The album was released in 1997. [1]
"They loved me,” Leslie Uggams — Tony-winning star of stage and screen — recalled of her 1952 debut at the Apollo Theater as a 9-year-old singing, tap-dancing and doing impressions.
The AllMusic review by John Bush stated: "Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the genre of saloon song LPs, doesn't have a stellar selection of material...Benny Carter's refined arrangements and ensemble playing don't exactly reinforce the isolation of the title, but Vaughan sounds excellent on 'I'll Never Be the Same', 'These Foolish Things', and 'If I Had You'...Hopefully, Carter wasn't ...
The Allmusic review by John Bush awarded the album four-and-a-half stars and said that At Mister Kelly's captures Vaughan at her "best and most relaxed", stating that "her unerring sense of rhythm carries her through every song on this set, whether the occasion calls for playfulness and wit ("Thou Swell," "Honeysuckle Rose") or a world-wise melancholia ("Willow Weep for Me")".