Sassy
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Sassy is the nickname of Sarah Vaughan, the legendary American jazz singer renowned for her rich, expressive voice and virtuosic vocal technique.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sassy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz singer ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ NEA Jazz Masters Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-03-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-04-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hidden Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sarah Lois Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aretha Franklin
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Cassandra Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dianne Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Billie Holiday
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Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
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voice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rich, expressive voice
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virtuosic vocal technique ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Billy Eckstine's band
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Earl Hines Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Sassy
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The Divine One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Sarah Vaughan" (1954, often called the "Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown" album)
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song "Broken-Hearted Melody" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Lullaby of Birdland" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Misty" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Tenderly" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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pianist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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EmArcy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ Pablo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Roulette Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | contralto ⓘ |
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