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Jazz great Sarah Vaughan born

Jazz great Sarah Vaughan was born March 27, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey.

“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.” Sarah Vaughan

"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." --Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan 
From the Music Icons series
Issued by USPS March 29, 2016
Designed by Ethel Kessler using and
original oil painting by Bart Forbes

Bart Forbes’ painting was based on a 1955 photo of Vaughan in concert by photographer Hugh Bell. The stamp came in a sheet of designed to look like a record sleeve. 

Sarah Vaughan sheet

Sarah Vaughan FDC 2 Sarah Vaughan FDC 1

 

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