It’s “Sassy First Soars: Sarah Vaughan in the 1940s”… coming up on this edition of Night Lights. Jazz and popular-song expert Will Friedwald once wrote that “The first time you hear ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Vaughan was known for her rich contralto ...

Sarah Vaughan, known as “Sassy” and ... and she continues to be celebrated for her contributions to music. Della Reese was a versatile performer known for her work in jazz, gospel, and ...

With her rich, velvety voice and impressive vocal range, Sarah Vaughan was a major influence ... known for her hits in the 1950s. Della Reese was a versatile singer, actress, and television ...

Craig Charles leads us through some of Sarah Vaughan's best-known tracks recorded for the BBC, featuring her sassy interpretations of classic songs, including Send in the Clowns. Show more The ...

Featuring some of the songs that Sarah Vaughan brought to fame, including Misty, If You Could See Me Now and Body and Soul. Sarah, or ‘Sassy’ as she was known, would have celebrated her 100th ...

As time went on, Idlewild became known as an entertainment mecca, attracting the most famous musicians, singers and dancers of the era including Louis Armstrong, Della Reese, Sarah Vaughan ...

The legendary Ms.Patti Labelle, who performed hits like “On My Own”, “Wish Upon A Star” and “Lady Marmalad” later in the evening, shared similar sentiments stating that Sarah Vaughan ...

March 27th marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the Divine One, Miss Sarah Vaughan. So in this episode, in honor of her centennial, I’ll be looking at her standout work in the late ...

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 ...

Harlem Nights star, Jasmine Guy, revealed that her late co-star and beloved actress, Della Reese, was an ordained minister and owned a church when they filmed the 1989 comedy. Interestingly ...

In the shadows of legal segregation, this summer oasis was home to bright lights, big crowds and a classy nightclub scene where jazz legends like Sarah Vaughan ... like Della Reese, Al Hibbler ...