Today (March 27, 2024) would have been American Jazz legend Sarah Vaughan's 100th birthday.
Biographic Highlights (From Wikipedia)
- Born in Newark, New Jersey (March 27, 1924)
- Won top prize at the Apollo Theater Amateur Night contest (1942)
- Started working with Earl Hines' band (April 4, 1943)
- Started solo career in 1945
- Started radio show, Songs by Sarah Vaughan (1949)
- Release first solo album: Sarah Vaughan (1950)
- Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1985)
- Inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame (1988)
- Passed away on April 3, 1990
- Album Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown and the single If You Could See Me Now inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (1999)
- Single Tenderly inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (2019)
Below are a few local musicians covering songs that Sarah made famous.
Video above courtesy of Chantal Chamberland - Topic
Links: Chantal Chamberland, More Chantal Chamberland Stories, Video above courtesy of Chantal Chamberland - Topic
And now a song from the lady herself
Links: Sarah Vaughan, Video above courtesy of Sarah Vaughan - Topic
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