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Sarah Vaughan

real name Sarah Lois Vaughan

Newark, United States · 1924-03-27 – 1990-04-03

Sarah Vaughan is credited on 1,399 releases across 330 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,399

Credits

330

Albums

8

Decades active

135

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American jazz singer, born 27 March 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, USA, died 3 April 1990 in Hidden Hills, California, USA.
Having won a talent contest in 1942 at Harlem's Apollo Theater with her rendition of "Body And Soul", she was member of Earl Hines And His Orchestra between 1942 and 1944, and from 1944 to 45 of Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra. From 1946 to 1957 she was accompanied on the piano by Jimmy Jones, Ronnell Bright and Kirk Stuart. She worked with John Kirby and became a solo artist.
She was married three times: to George Treadwell (1946–1958), to Clyde B. Atkins (1958–1961), and to Waymon Reed (1978–1981).

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1,399 releases · 330 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,826
  • Other credits · 89
  • Production · 32

Studios: Group IV Recording Studios · Tivoli, Copenhagen · Mister Kelly's · Nakano Sun Plaza

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