one of jazz's most influential female singersBorn: 3/27/1924Birthplace: Newark, N.J. Best known for her operatic range, Vaughan was a pioneer in the use of bebop phrasing in popular songs. She…
(Steveland Morris)singer, composer, producerBorn: 5/13/1950Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, producer, arranger, and instrumentalist known for his unlimited…
(Stephanie Lynn Nicks)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/26/4198Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Singer songwriter known for her work in the 1970s with the band Fleetwood Mac. Later separated from the band to…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Stevie (Margaret Florence Smith), 1902–71, English poet and novelist, b. Hull, Yorkshire. At first unnoticed as a poet, she worked in a London publisher's office until 1953.…
(Encyclopedia) Wonder, Stevie, 1950–, American singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, b. Saginaw, Mich., as Steveland Hardaway Judkins (changed to Steveland Hardaway Morris, 1961). Blind from birth…
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(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, HenryVaughan, Henryvôn [key], 1622–95, one of the English metaphysical poets. Born in Breconshire, Wales, he signed himself Silurist, after the ancient inhabitants of that…
(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, Herbert, 1832–1903, English churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Educated at Stonyhurst College and on the Continent, Vaughan was ordained in 1854 and joined the…
(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, Sarah (Sarah Lois Vaughan), 1924–90, American jazz singer, b. Newark, N.J. Nicknamed “Sassie” and “the divine one,” she studied piano and organ, began singing in her church…
The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.Record:“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion Album:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (…
