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Author Hayes, Elaine M., author.

Title Queen of bebop : the musical lives of Sarah Vaughan / Elaine M. Hayes.

Publisher New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]

ISBN 9780062364685
0062364685



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 Kent Tatum Center Adult  92 Vaughan, Sarah    AVAILABLE  ---
 South Branch Adult  92 Vaughan, Sarah    AVAILABLE  ---

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Edition First Edition.
Description x, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimile, photographs ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I: An artist is born, 1924-1947. "There was no sign of any kind of voice" ; "Ah mon vieux, this chick is groovy!" ; "I'm not singing other people's ideas" ; "The most talked about voice in America" -- Part II: A star is born, 1948-1958. "The girl with the magic voice" ; "She's vaughanderful. She's marvelous" ; "Sarah Vaughan and her Pygmalion" ; "Sarah Vaughan is finally on the way to the pot of gold" ; "The high priestess of jazz" -- Part III: A career is reborn, 1959-1990. "They say you can't teach new tricks to old dogs--so get new dogs!" ; "The no. 1 singer of a decade ago" ; "I'm not a jazz singer. I'm a singer" ; "Here I go again" ; "The Marian Anderson of modern jazz" ; "I'm just coming into my prime" -- Epilogue: "The greatest vocal artist of our century"
Summary An account of the life of the influential jazz singer and civil rights advocate shares insights into her contributions as an African-American artist, drawing on inside sources to discuss her creative process and challenge misperceptions about her character.
Subject Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990.
Subject(S) Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Music -- Genres & Styles -- Jazz.
Entertainment & Performing Arts.
History -- African American.
Biographies.
Added Title Musical lives of Sarah Vaughan
ISBN 9780062364685
0062364685