On March 27, 1924, Sarah Louis Vaughn was born in Newark, New Jersey. She had a very modest upbringing; Vaughn’s father was a carpenter, her mother a laundress. Nonetheless, music had always been a part of her life since the very beginning. Sarah’s mother was an active choir member and pianist at their local baptist church. Her father sang folk songs and played the guitar. At age twelve, Vaughn also joined the Mount Zion Baptist …showed first 75 words of 663 total…

…showed last 75 words of 663 total…Vaughn died at her home in California on April 3, 1990. Quincy Jones summed up the feeling of loss that both fans and musicians alike had felt about her passing; "She left a great big hole in my life." REFERENCE PAGE 1. www.big-shot.com/inkblot/rev-archive/svaughn.html 2. www.downbeat.com 3. www.importwarehouse.com/hindsight/oldies/vaughn601.html 4. www.members.nbci.com/_XMCM/sarahvaughn/bio.html 5. www.personal.bna.bellsouth.net/bna/w/i/willbp/vaughn/html