Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 854-856. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982.
Mother of Paris Vaughan.
Ranked #50 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Ranked #50 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Ranked #50 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
She is nominated for the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1724 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
She was inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contributions to Arts and Entertainment.
She was interred at Glendale Cemetery (Crestwood Section, Lot 2 Grave 3) in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Was an Honorary Memeber of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority