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|Origin = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |Genre = Bebop
Cool jazz
Traditional pop
Vocal jazz |Years_active = 1942–1989 |Label = Mercury, Roulette, Pablo }}

Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One") (March 27 1924, Newark, New Jersey – April 3 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:nqq8b5b4bsqs~T1]

Sarah Vaughan was a three time Grammy Award winner. The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.

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