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What: |
The United States Postal Service will hold a Special Stamp Presentation honoring Sarah Vaughan, one of America’s greatest singers. The Presentation will be made at the Detroit Jazz Festival, Amphitheater Stage. A special cancellation and framed artwork to commemorate the event will also be on sale at the Jazz Festival. |
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Who: |
Derron Bray, Postmaster, Detroit, MI |
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When: |
Sunday, September 4, 2016 |
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Where: |
Detroit Jazz Festival |
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Background: |
The Sarah Vaughan stamp is the seventh in the Postal Service’s Music Icons series, which includes Lydia Mendoza, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Elvis Presley. As one of the most compelling vocalists in American history, Sarah Vaughan was renowned for her artistic eloquence. Her dynamic vocal range, iconic vibrato, and innovative phrasing helped to transform jazz and popular music. Vaughan’s musicianship matched that of the supremely talented artists around her. With her talent for melodic and rhythmic improvisation and exceptionally skillful phrasing, her singing incorporated many of their techniques. Her classic recordings with Gillespie and Parker include “Lover Man” and “Mean to Me.” Listeners frequently note that she used her voice as an instrument, and Vaughan herself claimed that her style was not modeled after any singer but rather after the “horn-tooters.” Almost 50 years after making her professional debut, Sarah Vaughan died on April 3, 1990. She is beloved by fans and professional musicians alike, including Dianne Reeves, Anita Baker and Joni Mitchell. |
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