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Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersy on March 27, 1942. She grew up surrounded by music her father was a amatueur gaitarist and her mother was a vocalist. She started to play instruments at a young age, she started piano at the age of 7. Before she could reach her teenage years, she became a organist and a chior soloist at Mount Zion Baptist Church. She was discovered by Billy Eckstine after she won first place in a amateur contest, six months later she was recording songs. Many things have come out of this for her, she started out with the Earl Hines's Big Band along with legends Dizzy Gillespire and Charlie Parker. During this time she switched over to pop music but went back to jass. Later on she went and preformed with Eckstine and his band, she played at top venues and had sell out crowds. Sarah was well known for her multi-octave range with swooping highs and sensual lows. She died at the age of 66 on April 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.

Some of her songs are:
 * Tenderly
 * Whaterver Lola Wants
 * Mr.Wonderful
 * Misty
 * Duke Elington song book 1 and 2
 * Bring in the Clowns