Divine Intervention

by Jessica Kitchin   
Posted December 19, 2007

Sarah Vaughan

Her voice has been called wondrous, sensual, and angelic, but never syrupy—one of her nicknames, you may recall, was “Sassy.” Newark’s Sarah Vaughan got her break at eighteen, then for nearly 50 years got better and better as she mastered bebop, jazz, and pop. Vaughan’s plush pipes and perfect control earned her a spot in the vocal pantheon as well as her other nickname, “The Divine One.”