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ASCAP Jazz Wall Inductees 2006
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(1924 - 1990)
Newark-born vocalist Sarah Vaughan learned her earliest music lessons in church. Winning an Amateur Night contest at Harlem's Apollo Theater set Vaughan on the road to stardom. The 19-year old soon became, along with Billy Eckstine, a vocalist in Earl Hines' big band. In the 1940s, Vaughan emerged as the favorite vocalist of Be-bop artists like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, and was featured on memorable recordings of "Lover Man" and "Interlude (A Night in Tunisia)." Vaughan's recording career took her from Musicraft to Columbia, Mercury/EmArcy and Pablo. Her EmArCy years were marked by notable work with trumpeter Clifford Brown, and "songbook" collections devoted to Gershwin, Berlin and Rodgers. Vaughan also scored numerous Pop hits, including "Misty" and "Broken Hearted Melody." Vaughan continued to turn out brilliant albums for the rest of her life, always remaining a first-class concert attraction. No less a jazz vocalist than Ella Fitzgerald called her "the finest singing talent in the world."
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