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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Sassy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz singer
nickname
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
NEA Jazz Masters Award
birthDate 1924-03-27
birthPlace Newark, New Jersey, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1990-04-03
deathPlace Hidden Hills, California, United States
fullName Sarah Lois Vaughan
linked to: Sarah Vaughan
genre bebop
jazz
traditional pop
vocal jazz
influenced Aretha Franklin
Cassandra Wilson
Dianne Reeves
influencedBy Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
instrument piano
voice
knownFor rich, expressive voice
virtuosic vocal technique
memberOf Billy Eckstine's band
Earl Hines Orchestra
nickname Sassy
The Divine One
notableEvent won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem
notableWork album "Sarah Vaughan" (1954, often called the "Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown" album)
song "Broken-Hearted Melody"
song "Lullaby of Birdland"
linked to: Lullaby of Birdland

song "Misty"
song "Tenderly"
occupation bandleader
pianist
singer
placeOfBurial Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
EmArcy Records
Mercury Records
Pablo Records
Roulette Records
refersTo Sarah Vaughan
vocalRange contralto

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Sarah Vaughan alsoKnownAs Sassy
Sarah Vaughan nickname Sassy
subject linked to: Sassy
Sarah Vaughan alsoKnownAs Sassy
subject linked to: Sarah