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      1. Where was Sarah Vaughan born?
        1. New York, New York
        2. Richmond, Virginia
        3. Chicago, Illinois
        4. Newark, New Jersey

        1. Sarah Vaughan was born March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. Her father, Jake, was a carpenter who played guitar and her mother, Ada, worked as a laundress and sang in the church choir.

      2. What bandleader discovered Sarah Vaughan after she won a talent contest at the Apollo?
        1. Earl Hines
        2. Duke Ellington
        3. Chick Webb
        4. Cab Calloway

        1. In 1942, Vaughan sang the classic Body and Soul and won $10 as well as the promise of a week's engagement at the Apollo. She was contacted by the Apollo in the spring of 1943 to open for Ella Fitzgerald. Some time during her week of performances at the Apollo, Vaughan was introduced to bandleader and pianist Earl Hines.

      3. What was Sarah Vaughan’s nickname?
        1. Sweet
        2. Sugar
        3. Sassy
        4. Miss Sarah

        1. Billy Eckstine’s pianist John Malachi is credited with giving Vaughan the moniker "Sassy," a nickname that matched her personality. Vaughan liked it and the name stuck.

      4. What are considered Vaughan’s two signature songs?
        1. Send in the Clowns, Tenderly
        2. Fly Me to the Moon, Take the A Train
        3. Misty, That Lucky Old Sun
        4. The Nearness of You, Isn’t it Romantic

        1. In 1971, Sarah was introduced to the Sondheim song Send in the Clowns. She made it her own and along with the chestnut Tenderly, the two became her most recognizable and requested songs.

      5. Which of these awards did Sarah Vaughan win during her lifetime?
        1. Oscar, Emmy
        2. Grammy, Emmy
        3. Oscar, Grammy
        4. Tony, Oscar

        1. Among her many Grammy® nominations, Sarah Vaughan finally won the Grammy® Award for her album Gershwin Live in 1985 and a PBS broadcast of a Gershwin program won her an Emmy® Award in 1981.

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