Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan, possibly at Cafe Society, NYC, ~August 1946, by William P. Gottlieb.
Background information
Birth name	Sarah Lois Vaughan
Also known as	"Sassy" "The Divine One"
Born	( 1924-03-27 ) March 27, 1924
Died	April 3, 1990 (1990-04-03) (aged 66)
Genres	Vocal jazz , bebop , cool jazz , traditional pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1942?1989
Labels	Columbia , Mercury , Roulette , Pablo

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 ? April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. She was described by jazz writer Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". ^[1] She had a contralto (alto) vocal range. ^[2]

Vaghan had the nicknames "Sassy" and " The Divine One ", and she was a Grammy Award winner. ^[3] The National Endowment for the Arts gave her its "highest honor in jazz," the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989. ^[4]

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