Sarah Vaughan

thumb|right Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz and torch singer. Quotes My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company. Interview Los Angeles Times (1948) I've always been a Democrat, it runs in my family. Interview The Washington Post (1964) Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice. Interview Los Angeles Times (1969) There are notes between notes, you know. Interview Los Angeles Times (1969) There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste. Interview The Hollywood Reporter (1974) They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who have I worked with? I don't understand why they can't just talk to me without all that question bit. Interview The Montreal Mirror (1976) I dig Doris Day. Interview The New York Times (1983) When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice. Interview The New York Times (1988) Quotes about To me, Sarah Vaughan is the height of artistic genius in twentieth-century culture. Cornel West Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir (2009) External links 0891098 Sarah Vaughan Category:1924 births Category:1990 deaths Category:Jazz singers Category:People from Newark Category:Women born in the 1920s