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Born on March 27, 1924, Sarah Vaughan was from Newark, New Jersey, United States. Public records list Sarah Vaughan as a singer, jazz musician and pianist. Death is recorded on April 3, 1990, at the age of 66. Education on record includes East Side High School. Awards on record include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989), Primetime Emmy Award (1981), New Jersey Hall of Fame (2012) and 2 more.
My Take
Honestly, Sarah Vaughan might be the most gifted pure voice jazz ever produced — and I say that knowing the competition is fierce. Born in Newark in 1924, she had this extraordinary four-octave range that she'd bend and color and reshape like she was sculpting in real time, and no two performances of the same song ever felt the same. "The Divine One" is a nickname that could easily come across as hyperbole, but the moment you hear her on something like "Misty" or "Autumn in New York," you get it immediately — there's a gravity to her phrasing that feels almost supernatural. She picked up the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989, just a year before she passed, which feels both fitting and achingly late. The world did eventually catch up to how extraordinary she was; it just took longer than it should have.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sarah Vaughan
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・ヴォーン
- Reading
- さら・ゔぉーん
- Born
- March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- singer / jazz musician / pianist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
2. Background
- High school
- East Side High School
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1981 Primetime Emmy Award
- 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- NEA Jazz Masters
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%20Vaughan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229513
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Sarah Vaughan born?
Sarah Vaughan was born on March 27, 1924.
When did Sarah Vaughan die?
Sarah Vaughan died on April 3, 1990, aged 66.
Where was Sarah Vaughan from?
Sarah Vaughan was from Newark, New Jersey, United States.
What did Sarah Vaughan do?
Sarah Vaughan worked as singer, jazz musician, pianist.
Which high school did Sarah Vaughan attend?
Sarah Vaughan attended East Side High School.
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