Trivia

She was inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

She was a lifelong Democrat and during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration was a frequent guest singer at The White House.

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982.

She and Clyde B. Atkins adopted a daughter in 1961, whom they named Deborah Lois (now Paris Vaughan).

She has a street named after her in Newark, New Jersey.

Ranked #50 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording on July 31, 1985, at 1724 Vine St.

Following her death, she was interred at Glendale Cemetery (Crestwood Section, Lot 2 Grave 3) in Bloomfield, NJ.

Pictured on a nondenominated USA 'forever' commemorative postage stamp in the Music Icons series, issued 29 March 2016. Price on day of issue was 49¢. The first-day-of-issue ceremony was held in the Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall at Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey (Vaughan's hometown).

Was an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

She was nominated for the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

Friends with Betty Carter, and Errol Garner.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 854-856. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

She is referenced in "The Simpsons" episode, "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" (Season 33, Episode 34).