62-415: Schuur is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Diane Schuur (born 1953), an American musician Jennifer Schuur , an American television writer and producer Walter Schuur (1910 – 2005), a German canoeist See also [ edit ] Verschuur , a similarly spelled surname [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
124-559: A homestead between the Green and White rivers. Ballard filed for a plat to establish a town in February 1886, naming it Slaughter for an officer slain during the Indian wars in 1855. Slaughter was incorporated on June 13, 1891, but its name was changed two years later to Auburn on February 21, 1893, by an action of the state legislature. Newer residents had disliked the name and its connection to
186-457: A "crystal-clear vocal tone hitting every note in the center of the bull's eye." In 1975, at age 22, Schuur auditioned for drummer/bandleader Ed Shaughnessy . Escorted by her twin brother, she went backstage to seek out Shaughnessy after he had finished a concert in Seattle with bandleader Doc Severinsen . Shaughnessy said, "Doc's concert was over and this young blind girl comes in and sits down at
248-487: A 2011 interview on PBS in Houston with Ernie Manouse , Schuur stated that she had chronically struggled with her weight. She had a drug and alcohol addiction in the late 1980s, and had attempted suicide in the past. At one point, she was stopped from jumping from a third-story window by her brother-in-law. She benefited from twelve-step programs and, as of 2016, had been sober for several decades. Schuur has dedicated songs to
310-564: A benefit concert in Palm Springs, filling in for Liza Minnelli , who was unable to perform. Schuur was a guest at the Sinatras' home, then performed in a concert with him conducted by Quincy Jones . Sinatra gave her an abstract oil painting he had created. Years later, after his death, Schuur made an album called I Remember You: Love to Stan and Frank , an homage to her then late friends Sinatra and Stan Getz. Schuur continued making albums through
372-570: A big break came for Schuur when she was invited to perform on the 28th Annual Grammy Awards Show, broadcast on the CBS Network . Timeless was her fourth album, for which she received her first Grammy Award , winning best female jazz vocal performance for 1986. Four noted arrangers contributed in writing the charts for this recording – Billy May , Johnny Mandel , Jeremy Lubbock and Patrick Williams . The following year she won her second Grammy for best jazz vocal, this time for Diane Schuur &
434-617: A collectors' item since the original masters were lost. It was re-released on the MIM Label in 1982, on vinyl only. In the early 1980s, Stan Getz remained a behind-the-scenes mover who arranged a second appearance for Schuur at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1982, he invited her to perform with him in a music showcase at the White House during the Reagan administration. The performance
496-589: A different category. In 1996, Schuur appeared as a guest performer on Sesame Street . In an interview by Elmo , she answered questions about how a blind person can learn to use other senses to get along in the world. In 1998, she was a special guest on "Ray Charles in Concert", a benefit for the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind. She performed at Carnegie Hall in a tribute to Irving Berlin in 1988, and again in 1996 in
558-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 34.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 34.4 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
620-524: A note value; for example, if she hears a humming motor, she knows the name that note has on a musical instrument. Schuur listened to the radio avidly in her youth; her early musical idols were Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington . She said that as a small child she would often retreat to a closet to sing. Schuur first learned to play the piano by ear. Though she later learned to read braille -written music, she found its use frustrating and impractical since it took away use of one of her hands while playing
682-424: A train back to school for Monday classes. At age 15 she was taken by her father to Lake Tahoe to audition as a lounge singer at Harrah's hotel and casino. She got the job, but her widowed father found it impossible to leave his job at the police force to chaperone her, and the offer had to be declined. Schuur was noticed by country music singer/actor Jimmy Wakely , who met her in an Elks Club in 1971 when she
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#1732870175195744-473: A tribute to Ella Fitzgerald . Schuur gave a performance in 1999 to honor Stevie Wonder at The Kennedy Center Honors . She sang "I Just Called to Say I Love You" arranged and accompanied by Herbie Hancock . Entertainment writer Jake Elyachar rated this as one of the top 20 best performances ever given on the Kennedy Center Honors series. Wonder was visibly emotionally moved by the performance. She
806-613: A younger sister. Schuur grew up in Auburn, Washington , a southern suburb of Seattle . She attended the Washington School for the Blind in Vancouver from age four to eleven. She lived at school but was able to commute home 150 miles on the train by herself. She later transferred to public school where teachers' aides helped her keep up in class. Schuur started singing when she was about four years old. Her mother, who died when Schuur
868-616: Is a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m ) facility built in 2000 and expanded in 2012 having replaced an earlier, nearby location. It is part of the Les Gove Park, a 20 acre community campus south of State Route 164 including the White River Valley Museum, a senior center, and other recreational services. Fourth of July and other celebrations such as Auburn Good Ol' Days are also held in Les Gove annually. The sculpture Crow with Fries
930-610: Is a voracious reader and a cat owner. She is an ardent fan of the American daytime television series The Young and the Restless , to the extent of personally visiting the set on at least three occasions. Her Grammy awards, one inscribed in braille, sit on a Baldwin piano given to her by the manufacturer. In 2011, Schuur experienced skydiving in Hawaii, attached in tandem to an instructor, and said, "I don't know if I'd ever do that again." In
992-508: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed " Deedles ", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music. Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra , which remained number one on
1054-789: Is installed in Les Gove Park. Auburn is designated by the Veterans Day National Committee and the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a Regional Site for celebration of Veterans Day. The City of Auburn has designated the following landmarks: Emerald Downs is a 167-acre (0.68 km ) six-level stadium and thoroughbred racetrack. The racetrack is operated on land purchased by the Muckleshoot in 2002. Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails: 28 developed parks, over 23 mi (37 km) of trails (including Auburn's 4.5 mi (7.2 km) portion of
1116-688: Is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km ) is water. Two rivers, the White River and, to a greater extent, the Green River flow through Auburn. Historically, the Stuck River ran through the settlement of Stuck, which is now a small pocket of unincorporated King County within southern Auburn. In 1906, the flow of the White River was diverted into the Stuck's channel near today's Game Farm Park. References to
1178-525: Is the site for the Northwest headquarters of United States General Services Administration . According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the largest employers in the city are: The Outlet Collection Seattle , formerly SuperMall of the Great Northwest, is an outlet mall which opened in 1995. The White River Valley Museum's exhibits feature Auburn, from Native American history to
1240-623: Is within the Dieringer School District. Auburn has many large roads nearby and within city limits, including State Route 167 (commonly referred as the "Valley Freeway") and State Route 18 . Auburn also has its own transit center, Auburn station in downtown, that serves as a major hub for southern King County. Sound Transit buses connect the Auburn Transit Center directly to Federal Way, Sumner, and Kent, while King County Metro buses connect it to Green River Community College,
1302-641: The Billboard Jazz Charts for 33 weeks. She won Grammy Awards for best female jazz vocal performance in both 1986 and 1987 and has had three other Grammy nominations. Schuur has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall , The Kennedy Center , and the White House , and has performed with many artists including Ray Charles , Frank Sinatra , Quincy Jones , and Stevie Wonder . Co-performers on Schuur's albums have included Barry Manilow , José Feliciano , Maynard Ferguson , Stan Getz , Vince Gill , Alison Krauss , and B.B. King . Her album with B.B. King
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#17328701751951364-517: The 15th most populous city in the state of Washington. The Muckleshoot Indian Reservation lies to the south and southeast. Before the first European arrived in the Green River Valley in the 1850s, the area was home to the Muckleshoot people, who were temporarily driven out by Indian wars later that decade. Several settler families arrived in the 1860s, including Levi Ballard, who set up
1426-627: The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians found that this detainment was an unjust act in its report. In 2008, Auburn annexed the West Hill and Lea Hill neighborhoods of unincorporated King County, adding 15,000 residents and expanding its land area by 26 percent. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.87 square miles (77.36 km ), of which 29.58 square miles (76.61 km )
1488-547: The Fender Rhodes keyboard and starts singing the blues. Well, my hair stood on end!" He hired her to be the vocalist in his orchestra, "Energy Force". Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie heard her and, in 1979, invited her to sit in on a set at the Monterey Jazz Festival . According to Dave Gelly in his 2002 book, Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me , Schuur's performance created "a minor sensation". Despite this success,
1550-409: The surname Schuur . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schuur&oldid=1189176378 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1612-536: The 1920s. They focus on the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, pioneer life, immigration from Europe and Japan, truck farming, railroading and the building of towns throughout the area. Visitors can visit a recreation of a pioneer cabin, climb aboard a Northern Pacific Railway caboose, and investigate a recreation of the shops in 1924 downtown Auburn. As part of the King County Library System , there
1674-546: The 1990s and into the 2000s, sometimes experimenting with essences of other genres. Schuur Fire (2005) featured Caribbean Jazz Project musicians, with Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves . Talkin' 'Bout You – an album titled after the Ray Charles song of the same name, was in the pop category. Jazz purists were not happy with her crossing lines into other genres, saying she was on the periphery of jazz; nevertheless, her pop music still received Grammy nominations – just in
1736-623: The Cemetery with more durable concrete markers. The interwar period saw several Japanese-American baseball teams from the area compete in the courier league with the White River All-Stars enjoying particularly large success winning four of the July 4th tournaments. In 1930 a Japanese bath house was constructed outside of Neely Mansion by the then current tenants. With the Attack on Pearl Harbor during
1798-448: The Count Basie Orchestra . The album was one of her most successful, remaining at the top of Billboard ' s Traditional Jazz Charts for 33 weeks. The Basie Band on the album was led by Frank Foster . Foster himself won a Grammy for his work on this same recording – best arrangement accompanying a vocal, Jazz category, 1987. The session included Freddie Green , Basie's long time guitarist. Then 76 years old, Green's guitar work on
1860-476: The Inter-urban Trail for bikers, walkers, runners and skaters), and almost 247 acres (100 ha) of open space for passive and active recreation. The city of Auburn is a mayor-council form of government meaning the mayor is a full-time, separately elected position. The current mayor is Nancy Backus, who was first elected to the post in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She is the first woman to serve in
1922-636: The Second World War, Japanese immigrants and the Japanese-American community as a whole were largely seen with unwarranted distrust by the majority white population, including in Auburn. Executive Order 9066 , issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, led to the city's Japanese-American population being relocated to internment camps. After the war, of about 300 Japanese families living in Auburn only around twenty-five returned. In 1980,
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1984-731: The Shaughnessy connection was not the breakthrough she had hoped for. Schuur failed to impress bandleader Doc Severinsen, who turned her down when she auditioned for a guest spot on Johnny Carson 's Tonight Show . Some people in the industry dubbed her "Lady Overkill" because she had a tendency to oversing or tried to put everything she knew into a brief space. For the next three years, Shuur performed in clubs and sharpened her skills. Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz , who had been impressed when he heard her sing " Amazing Grace " at Monterey in 1979, did not give up on her. He became her advisor and coach. Discussing Getz in this role, Schuur stated, "he really
2046-414: The Stuck River still appear in some property legal descriptions and place names (e.g., Stuck River Drive) within Auburn, but today it is essentially indistinguishable from the southern White River. As of the 2023 American Community Survey , there are 30,938 estimated households in Auburn with an average of 2.74 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $ 92,824. Approximately 9.6% of
2108-606: The Super Mall, and Auburn Way. Sounder commuter trains travel from Auburn to Downtown Seattle in approximately 30 minutes, and to Lakewood station in less than 35 minutes. Until 1987, Auburn was home to a steam locomotive roundhouse and diesel engine house of the Northern Pacific Railway , the BNSF Railway of today. BNSF maintains a rail yard and small car repair facility, along with maintenance-of-way facilities at
2170-481: The Unit States. In February 2024, Schuur on her official site announced the cancellation of an upcoming tour and her decision to step back from performing. She revealed the reason as Ménière’s disease , which was impacting her ability to perform. Schuur received a financial settlement from her birth hospital for her loss of vision. Prematurity itself is associated with blindness, but it was not universally known at
2232-641: The White House a second time, for a "Ladies of the Senate" luncheon in 1987, where she performed as a vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra . She returned to the White House a third time to perform for President Clinton in 1995. When she signed with the GRP label, digital technology was becoming available and she had veteran producer Dave Grusin supervising her first three albums; the recordings also benefited from
2294-709: The album and also performed on it. The guest artists were Brian McKnight and Karrin Allyson and it was backed by Tony -winner Bill Elliott and the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra. Her second live album, Diane Schuur: Live In London , was recorded at Ronnie Scott 's, a historic jazz club in London's Soho district. Scott's is the site of previous live albums by Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone . Schuur came to Nashville in 2011 for her first country album, The Gathering , produced by Steve Buckingham . She said that
2356-717: The album was prompted by thoughts of her father, who loved country music, and also by the success of Ray Charles in the country genre. Alison Krauss, Vince Gill , and Mark Knopfler were guest artists. Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek said about The Gathering that while Schuur maintained her signature singing style, "she was also interested in omitting the twang". Schuur was Johnny Carson 's guest on NBC's The Tonight Show eleven times. As of 2015, Schuur had made 23 albums. She maintains an active tour schedule, and, as of 2016 and 2017, has booked dates to perform in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rome, Palermo, Guanajuato , and multiple cities across
2418-470: The cachet brought by Stan Getz performing on them. Her first album under this label, Deedles , met with moderate but significant success, reaching number 35 on the Billboard jazz charts. It was her first record to be released internationally. Following this, Schuur Thing was released in 1985, featuring guest artist José Feliciano , and reached number 10 on the Billboard jazz charts . In that same year,
2480-575: The city was 36.6 years. As of the 2020 census , there were 87,256 people, 30,806 households, and 20,850 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,950.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,139.0/km ). There were 31,947 housing units at an average density of 1,080.1 inhabitants per square mile (417.0/km ). The racial makeup was 51.60% White , 7.79% African American , 2.29% Native American , 13.11% Asian , 3.17% Pacific Islander , 10.32% from some other races and 11.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 18.59% of
2542-571: The city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. According to the Uniform Crime Report statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2023, there were 663 violent crimes and 4,829 property crimes per 100,000 residents. Of these, the violent crimes consisted of 8 murders, 55 forcible rapes, 368 robberies and 232 aggravated assaults, while 955 burglaries, 2,214 larceny-thefts, 1,643 motor vehicle thefts and 17 acts of arson defined
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2604-557: The city's population lives at or below the poverty line . Auburn has an estimated 63.5% employment rate, with 26.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 88.9% holding a high school diploma. The top nine reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were German (11.6%), English (9.3%), Irish (5.9%), Norwegian (3.2%), French (except Basque) (2.3%), Italian (2.2%), Polish (1.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%), and Scottish (0.9%). The median age in
2666-522: The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous in her shows. She stated that her life has grown much more spiritual as she has matured. Auburn, Washington Auburn is a city in King County , Washington , United States (with a small portion crossing into neighboring Pierce County ). The population was 87,256 at the 2020 Census . Auburn is a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area , and is currently ranked as
2728-580: The growth. In 1917 the city, in response to the growing of the Japanese community, donated some of the land in Pioneer Cemetery to the White River Buddhist Church. A little over ten years later, Rev. Giryo Takemura, minister of the church at the time, and his future son-in-law, Chiyokichi Natsuhara, raised money to replace the old wooden sticks and columns that had been in use as gravestones at
2790-585: The office since Auburn was incorporated in 1891. Public schools are administered by the Auburn School District . The district is larger than the city itself, serving the neighboring towns of Algona and Pacific , as well as some unincorporated areas around Auburn and Kent . Portions of northern Auburn are served by the Federal Way and Kent school districts and a portion of Auburn in Pierce County
2852-459: The piano; however, she frequently used braille-transcribed lyrics in performances and during recording sessions. One of her first public performances was at age ten, singing country music at Tacoma's Holiday Inn ; a booking arranged by her aunt. Even when she was a student at the Washington School for the Blind, she would come home on weekends, perform on Friday and Saturday nights and take
2914-434: The population. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.5% were under 5 years of age, and 12.4% were 65 and older. As of the 2010 census , there were 70,180 people, 26,058 households, and 17,114 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,369.3 inhabitants per square mile (914.8/km ). There were 27,834 housing units at an average density of 939.7 inhabitants per square mile (362.8/km ). The racial makeup
2976-462: The property offenses. As of August 31, 2024, 69.2% of the population is in the labor force with a 5.2% unemployment rate. The Auburn Boeing Plant, opened in 1966, is the largest airplane parts plant in the world, with 2,100,000 square feet (200,000 m ) and 1.265 million parts being manufactured each year. With over 5,000 employees, the Boeing plant is the third major employer in Auburn. Auburn
3038-656: The recording was the final performance of his career. In 1985, while on tour in the Far East, Schuur met B.B. King when they both played at a music festival in Tokyo . Schuur and King hit it off musically, and later made an album together called Heart to Heart . Released in May 1994, Heart to Heart entered the Billboard Jazz Charts at number one. In 1988, she received a phone call from Frank Sinatra asking her to sing with him in
3100-588: The rivers caused numerous problems for the people living in the community with one outcome being the creation of Mountain View Cemetery over on one of the hills overlooking the valley. It was not until the completion of the Mud Mountain Dam and the Howard A. Hanson Dam, along the White River and Green River respectively, that the flooding would cease and allow the city to grow without the aforementioned hurdle impeding
3162-421: The time of her birth that high levels of oxygen in a neonatal incubator can have a negative effect on the developing retinas of the eyes, thereby increasing the incidence of blindness. The settlement money helped her to buy a house in later years. Schuur was called "Deedle-Babes", "Deeds" and other variations of this name by her mother, who died of cancer at age 31. "Deedles" is the nickname that stuck and became
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#17328701751953224-479: The title of one of her early albums. In 1996, at age 43, Schuur married Les Crockett, a retired space engineer whom she affectionately called "Rocket". Years later he developed Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, and other health issues; they eventually divorced, "but not for the usual reasons", says writer Jeff Spevak. Crockett had developed dementia and hallucinations requiring institutional care; with her blindness, she simply could not take care of him. Schuur
3286-477: The word " slaughter ", especially after the town's hotel was named the Slaughter House. The name Auburn was chosen in honor of Auburn, New York , for the areas' shared reliance on hops farming. The White and Green Rivers have been a major part of the history and culture of Auburn since the area was settled with multiple locations in the city being named after either of the two rivers. Frequent flooding from
3348-580: The world. In 2000 she was awarded the Helen Keller Achievement Award by the American Foundation for the Blind . Schuur was born on December 10, 1953, in Tacoma , Washington , two months premature and weighing less than three pounds. Complications of prematurity resulted in her total loss of vision. Her twin brother, David, had normal vision at birth but some hearing loss. She also has
3410-494: Was 13, loved jazz and had a Duke Ellington record collection. Her father, a police captain, was an amateur musician who often played piano with his daughter sitting by his side. Schuur stated, "As far back as I can remember, singing was in my blood. My parents loved music, and I loved to sing. I was scatting at an early age". She has absolute pitch memory. Unlike the average person, in Schuur's mind every sound – musical or not – has
3472-453: Was 70.46% White , 4.94% African American , 2.29% Native American , 8.91% Asian , 1.64% Pacific Islander , 6.31% from some other races and 5.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 12.87% of the population. There were 26,058 households, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had
3534-503: Was a mentor of mine. He taught me that less is more." Schuur recorded her first album, Pilot of my Destiny , in 1981 in Seattle on the independent label, Great American Records. It included some of her original compositions and Getz performed on it. Entertainment writer Michael Hoffman, writing in the Arizona Daily Star , said the album suffered from "poor production and distribution" and did not do very well. The album has become
3596-465: Was awarded the Helen Keller Achievement Award by the American Foundation for the Blind in 2000. Late in 2003, Schuur released Midnight , featuring original songs written by Barry Manilow for the album. Manilow's long-time songwriting team, which included co-producer Eddie Arkin, and lyricists Marty Panzer , Bruce Susan, and Adrienne Anderson , contributed to the project. Manilow produced
3658-517: Was eighteen. After auditioning for him, Wakely arranged a recording session in California. Accompanied by her sister, Schuur took her first airplane trip to the session in Burbank, and made a 45 rpm record of a song called "Dear Mommy and Daddy". Schuur performed locally a great deal in her late teens, and had started to develop a distinctive musical voice. Entertainment writer Stewart Weiner called it
3720-437: Was not there but wrote Schuur a personal letter afterwards. The White House performance was televised, giving Schuur a much broader audience. Producer Larry Rosen happened to see the broadcast and was impressed by her performance. Rosen and his business partner, musician Dave Grusin , set out to find Schuur by contacting Stan Getz. This led to a recording contract with GRP Records . Nancy Reagan invited Schuur to perform at
3782-425: Was number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts. She was Johnny Carson 's guest on NBC's The Tonight Show eleven times. Schuur has been blind from birth due to retinopathy of prematurity . She has absolute pitch memory and a clear vocal tone. In 1996, she was a guest performer on Sesame Street , where she was interviewed by Elmo and described to him how a blind person can learn to use other senses to adapt in
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#17328701751953844-499: Was part of a series designed to encourage established jazz musicians to introduce young artists whom they believe have exceptional potential. Schuur, then 29 years old, was the only vocalist on the bill, appearing and performing with eminent instrumentalists Itzhak Perlman , Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea , and Stan Getz. After the performance, Nancy Reagan rushed to embrace Schuur. Mrs. Reagan had invited George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush to attend this performance. President Reagan
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