Sarah Vaughn

Sarah Vaughn fell in love with music at a young age, surrounded by a bustling music culture in Newark, New Jersey. Vaughn would sneak into Newark's nightclubs as a pianist and vocalist when she was in her mid-teens. She has favorite haunts, including Piccadilly Club and the Newark Airport USO. Sarah failed her senior year in high school.

She then won an Amateur Night performance at New York's famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Many music historians feel that her performance propelled her to prominence. Furthermore, Vaughn's performance earned him the opportunity to open for none other than Ella Fitzgerald. Vaughn's career spanned two decades, with appearances with Earl Hines' ensembles and concerts with Billy Eckstine and others. She is a great female black vocalist from the 1950s.

Genres: Jazz, traditional, pop, bossa, nova