Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

1924-03-27

Biography

She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husbands included pro football player Clyde Atkins and trumpeter Waymon Reed. She received many awards, including an Emmy in 1981 for a tribute to George Gershwin and a Grammy in 1983.

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Murder, Inc.

Murder, Inc.

6.4

Rhythm and Blues Revue

Rhythm and Blues Revue

6.0

Music According to Tom Jobim

Music According to Tom Jobim

7.0

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

7.9

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

9.0

Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

10.0

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan  Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

0.5

Disc Jockey

Disc Jockey

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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

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Basin Street Revue

Basin Street Revue

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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

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Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)

Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)

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Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One

Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One

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