Sarah Vaughan in Germany, 1954 | Stars and Stripes

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Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 12, 1954: Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by famed jazz drummer Roy Haynes onstage in Kaiserslautern. The stop was one of many on Vaughan’s European tour. The singerhit 23 major cities in as many days, but did have time for a quick chat with Stars and Stripes reporter Robert Dunphy. Check out the interview here.

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