“When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.”
Interview, The New York Times, 1988
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer.
Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".
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“When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.”
Interview, The New York Times, 1988
“There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste.”
Interview, The Hollywood Reporter, 1974
“My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company.”
Interview, The Los Angeles Times, 1948
Interview, The Los Angeles Times, 1969