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Sarah Vaughan

American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)

  • Fame56.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia20.2K
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Lived 1924–1990, aged 66United States
United States flagUnited StatesMusiciansSinger / Musician
  • Wikipedia
    47 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1924–1990
    Aged 66
  • Known for
    Murder, Inc.
    1960
Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

One of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century — a jazz singer who could bend pitch and time like few others, earning her the nickname "The Divine One" and a permanent place in the bebop pantheon.

Biography

About

Sarah Lois Vaughan was born March 27, 1924, and grew up to become a jazz singer and pianist whose vocal control set her apart in an era of giants. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Queen of Bebop", she navigated the hardest harmonic terrain in jazz with a voice that seemed to have no technical limits. She won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and received eight other nominations across her career. In 1989, the year before her death, she was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award. She died April 3, 1990, leaving behind a catalog that remains a benchmark for what the human voice can…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan
said
When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.
— Interview The New York Times (1988)
Sarah Vaughan
said
They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who have I worked with?
— Interview The Montreal Mirror (1976)
Sarah Vaughan
said
There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste.
— Interview The Hollywood Reporter (1974)
Sarah Vaughan
said
Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice.
— Interview Los Angeles Times (1969)
Sarah Vaughan
said
There are notes between notes, you know.
— Interview Los Angeles Times (1969)
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Deep cuts

Albums

Low confidence
  • Our Kinda Love
    2021
  • Lover Man
    2007
  • With Clifford Brown: Complete Recordings
    2005
  • Shulie a Bop
    2005
  • RTL JAZZ: La Collection
    2004
  • Swingin’ Ladies of Jazz
    2002
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Fame
Stable
56.1
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical24.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence