Sarah Vaughan: "The Sassy One" (1955)

Sarah Vaughn in a an excerpt from the 1955 film, "Rhythm and Blues Revenue". The film is now in public domain and can be downloaded from http://www.archive.org


Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". She had a contralto vocal range.


Nicknamed "Sailor" (for her salty speech), "Sassy" and "The Divine One", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner.


The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its "highest honor in jazz", the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.