1924-1990
Sarah Vaughan described as having “one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century.” Vaughan grew up in Newark and attended Arts High, many of her first performances were in Newark.
In 1930, she lived at 9 Brunswick Street, and 1940 at 72 Brunswick St. In 1950, the family is listed at 2 Avon Ave. The family attended Mount Zion Baptist Church on Thomas Street. The Newark News begins covering her ‘jive’ and ‘strange music’ in the 1940s.
Bibliography
Gourse, Leslie. (1994). Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan.
Hayes, Elaine M. (2017). Queen of bebop: the musical lives of Sarah Vaughan.
Census records
The Divine One – The Story of Sarah Vaughan
“Adams Offering the Strange Music” Newark News Dec 5, 1947
“Localite” Newark News Oct 8, 1948