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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Divine One]] |
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5 | -> ''"She is so good now that when I listen to her I want to cut my wrists with a dull razor."'' |
6 | -->-- '''Music/FrankSinatra''' |
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8 | Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American {{Jazz}} singer, famous for her sweet and magnificent voice, which earned her the nickname "The Divine One". |
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10 | She became famous in the 1930s and 1940s when touring with Earl Hines' big band and baritone Billy Eckstine. Initially she was hired as a pianist, but eventually, she became the lead singer of the band. When Eckstine left in 1943 Vaughan joined his band a year later. In 1945 she began a highly successful and critically acclaimed solo career and would tour the world for the next half century. She is best remembered for her [[SignatureSong signature songs]] "Tenderly" (1948), "Broken Hearted Melody" (1959) and the Music/StephenSondheim cover "Send In The Clowns" (1973). |
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12 | In 1964 she performed in front of UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson at the White House. She also played a private concert for UsefulNotes/GeraldFord and French president Giscard d'Estaing. In 1989 she was bestowed with the NEA Jazz Masters Award, the highest honor a jazz artist can receive. |
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14 | Her album "Live In Japan" (1973) was inducted in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry. Her 1946 song "If You Could See Me Now" and her collaboration album with Clifford Brown, ''Music/SarahVaughanWithCliffordBrown'' (1954), were inducted in the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1998 and 1999. |
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16 | Music/AmyWinehouse mentions her in "October Song" from ''Music/{{Frank}}'': "She's reborn like Sarah Vaughan". |
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18 | '''Albums with their own page on TV Tropes''' |
19 | * ''Music/SarahVaughanWithCliffordBrown'' (1954) |
20 | * ''Music/AfterHours'' (1961) |
21 | * ''Music/LiveInJapan'' (1973) |
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23 | !! Sarah Vaughan provides examples of: |
24 | * ACappella: "Nature Boy" was recorded with an a cappella choir as the only accompaniment. |
25 | * AffectionateNickname: She was nicknamed "Sassy", which fit her personality. Originally Billy Eckstine called her this, later other musicians took it over and today all her fans know her by this name. |
26 | * AlliterativeTitle: "'''V'''aughan and '''V'''iolins", "'''S'''arah '''S'''ings '''S'''oulfully", "'''S'''weet 'n' '''S'''assy". |
27 | * BreakUpSong: "Broken Hearted Melody" |
28 | * TheChanteuse |
29 | * CoverAlbum: She recorded a lot of these: |
30 | ** "Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing The Best Of Music/IrvingBerlin" (1957) |
31 | ** "Sarah Vaughan Sings Music/GeorgeGershwin" (1957) |
32 | ** "Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook" (1965), a cover album with Music/HenryMancini music. |
33 | ** "The Music/DukeEllington Songbook, Vol. 1" and "The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2" (both from 1979). |
34 | ** "Songs of the Beatles", a 1981 album with nothing but Music/TheBeatles songs. |
35 | * CrossOver: Her collaboration with Clifford Brown is a good example, ''Music/SarahVaughanWithCliffordBrown'' (1957). Her 1972 album "Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand" (1972) with Michel Legrand. She performed on the Godley & Creme album "Consequences" (1977) and collaborated with Music/SergioMendes on "Brazilian Romance" (1987). |
36 | * {{Jazz}}: Despite being one of the most famous singers in her genre, she didn't want to be pigeonholed within one musical style. |
37 | * LiveAlbum: She was best experienced live and recorded eight concert albums in her lifetime, one of which is ''Music/LiveInJapan''. |
38 | * {{Pop}}: From the 1960s onward, her music moved more to general pop music. In the early 1970s she moved back to her jazz roots. |
39 | * QuestioningTitle: "How Long Has This Been Going On?" |
40 | * SelfTitledAlbum: "The Divine Sarah Sings", ''Music/SarahVaughanWithCliffordBrown'', "Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi", "Sassy", "The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan", "The Explosive Side Of Sarah Vaughan", "Sarah + 2", "Sarah Sings Soulfully",... |
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