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Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described by 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. Biography Early life: Beginnings: 1942-1943: Biographies of Vaughan frequently stated that she was immediately thrust into stardom after a winning Amateur Night performance at Harlem's Zeus Theater. In fact, the story that biographer Renee relates seems to be a bit more complex. Vaughan was frequently accompanied by a friend, Doris Robinson, on her trips into New York City. Sometime in the fall of 1942 (when Sarah was 18 years old), Vaughan suggested that Robinson enter the Apollo Theater Amateur Night contest. Vaughan played piano accompaniment for Robinson, who won second prize....

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Discography

In Hi-Fi, 1997
¡Viva! Vaughan, 1965
After Hours, 1963
The Irving Berlin Songbook
Sarah Slightly Classical
Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin, 1959
Vaughan and Violins, 1958
Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 2, 1980
I Love Brazil!, 1994
Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown, 2000
Gershwin Live!, 1983
A Time in My Life, 1991
Sarah Vaughan Sings the Standards, 2003
Sassy Sings and Swings
Vaughan With Voices
The Rodgers & Hart Songbook
Divine Sarah
Sweet 'n' Sassy, 2001
Sarah Vaughan, 2000
Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 1, 1987
Send in the Clowns, 2006
Swingin' Easy, 1957
Sarah + 2, 1965
Sarah Vaughan Sings for Lovers, 2006
No Count Sarah, 1991
Copacabana, 2006
Sassy Swings Again, 1967
Sweet Affection, 1996
The George Gershwin Songbook, Volume 2
Brazilian Romance, 1987
Basie-Vaughan
Diva of Jazz
Jazz in Paris: Vaughan and Violins, 2002
How Long Has This Been Going On?, 2006
Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook, 1965
Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows, 1958
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan, 1996
16 Greatest Hits
The Divine
Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan, 1990
"Crazy and Mixed Up", 2006
The George Gershwin Songbook, Volume 1
Sassy
The Divine One
Sophisticated Lady, 2007
It's a Man's World
The Magic of Sarah Vaughan, 1959
It's You or No One, 1993
Jazz in Paris Collector's Edition: Sarah Vaughan à Paris, 2010
Carols of Christmas
Songs of the Beatles
Love Songs, 2004
In the Land of Hi-Fi
You're Mine You, 1997

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Song	Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
Artist	Sarah Vaughan
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Song	Easy To Love
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Year	1961

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