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Also Known As The Divine One • Sassie • Sassy • Sarah Lois Vaughan
Born March 27, 1924 • Newark • New Jersey
Died April 3, 1990 (aged 66) • California
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1982)
Movement / Style bebop

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