Sarah Vaughan Quotes

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". Wikipedia  

✵ 27. March 1924 – 3. April 1990
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Famous Sarah Vaughan Quotes

“When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.”

Sarah Vaughan

Interview, The New York Times, 1988

“There are notes between notes, you know.”

Sarah Vaughan

Interview, The Los Angeles Times, 1969

“Interview, The New York Times, 1983”

Sarah Vaughan

“My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company.”

Sarah Vaughan

Interview, The Los Angeles Times, 1948

“I've always been a Democrat, it runs in my family.”

Sarah Vaughan

Interview, The Washington Post, 1964

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