Sara Vaughan

Saints of Jazz

Sara Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990)

Maybe there were days. Filled with laughter, joy and friends. Rainy afternoons. Under the rafters. With nothing much to do. Another cigarette. An umbrella. Another tune. Dieing of lung cancer. Chemotherapy. Ventilators. And other jazz standards.

Lips aflame with lyrics. The jangled flattery. Of the music. The band playing in the attic. Or a small club in the Village. The drums kept everyone in place. The stand-up bass. Climbing up the ladder. Cheek to cheek. On the bare floor. Sometimes she could sing all night long. Sometimes they would dance forever.

Little Sarah at the top. Of the staircase. In her Sunday dress. The walls kept whispering. Don’t be afraid.  We need your voice now. At another time. In Birmingham. A bomb was ticking. Next to the rectory. 4 little girls. In the choir. Stopped singing.

Little Sara. Little Sara. Little…

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the lonesome road

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new boys world

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3 girls

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I’ll carry you through this life. This ain’t no weight.

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fall of the house of Kuris

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The Black Bird

The Black Bird

old friends turning into stone

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Monday morning about 645

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The Andrew Sisters

Saints of Jazz

The Andrew Sisters (1911 –

And the war raged on. In the kitchens of America. On the radio. Three little sisters sang on. About hugging. And kissing under an apple tree. Sang about bugles. In company B. Sang about jumping up. For those boys in their boats. In their tents. In their tanks. Brushing their teeth. Eating that grub. Sinking those subs.

Hitler loved his children. He kept them warm. Some graduated from university. And flew to the moon. Others wished they’d never been born. 2500 women trampled guards. Trying to purchase. 1500 alarm clocks. In a Chicago department store. Time was going up in smoke.

And the war raged on. Hal Newhouser was named AL MVP. In reprisal. The Nazis. Hung 40 Dutch men. Like apples. From the trees. Lungs like trumpets. Our three lovely sweethearts. Singing at full volume. Through the air. Across the seas. And Maxene got…

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