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  • Category: Recording
  • Unveiled: 31 Jul 1985
  • Star rank: 1700
  • Address:
    6874 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101423, -118.339786

Sarah Vaughan

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Previous star: Danny Kaye

Biography

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.”

Fact file

  • Birth name: Sarah Lois Vaughan
  • Also known as: “Sassy” “The Divine One” “Sailor”
  • Born: March 27, 1924 Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Died: April 3, 1990 (aged 66) Hidden Hills, California
  • Genres: Vocal jazz, bebop, cool jazz, traditional pop
  • Occupations: Singer
  • Years active: 1942–1989
  • Labels: Columbia, Mercury, Roulette, Pablo

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