This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

Vaughan was unquestionably one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, and yet also happily existed in the pop world. She could both break hearts and send spirits soaring.

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

"The records don't do 'em justice," is a line I hear frequently from musicians today who had the privilege of playing with jazz greats from the 1940s and 1950s. The point being that what you hear on ...

The story of Sarah Vaughan in a musical. Credit: Photo by Stephanie R. Brown Preeminent jazz artist Sarah Vaughan was christened by her peers as “Divine One,” and given the nickname “Sassie.” She ...

In July 1958, Sarah Vaughan was in Paris on tour with her trio when she took three days off to record Vaughan and Violins (Mercury). There was a full orchestra for the date, complete with woodwinds ...

The Royal Albert Hall was buzzing with anticipation as we await the start of Prom 13, one of the jazz inclusions in this year's BBC Proms. A tribute to Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), the great American ...

EXCLUSIVE: Bruna Papandrea‘s Made Up Stories and Liza Chasin‘s 3dot Productions have optioned the rights to Sarah Vaughan’s upcoming novel Reputation to develop as a television series. This marks ...

Historically speaking, did you know that: Sarah Vaughan: Sarah L. Vaughan, 1924 - 1990, was a jazz singer and pianist born in Newark. Billy Eckstine discovered her in 1942 at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre ...

Adjust the colors to reduce glare and give your eyes a break. Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS ...