When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice. — Sarah (image via Wikimedia Commons) They called her "Sassy." Or "The Divine One." They said things like, "Her voice had wings." But in the history of Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker and the creators of bebop, Sarah's name is often remembered as "just" the singer. Just a voice.
A Woman to Know: Sarah Vaughan
A Woman to Know: Sarah Vaughan
A Woman to Know: Sarah Vaughan
When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice. — Sarah (image via Wikimedia Commons) They called her "Sassy." Or "The Divine One." They said things like, "Her voice had wings." But in the history of Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker and the creators of bebop, Sarah's name is often remembered as "just" the singer. Just a voice.