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Aug 3, 2014 · By Claudia Roth Pierpont. August 3, 2014. Simone with James Baldwin in the early sixties. Her intelligence and restless force attracted African-American culture’s finest minds. Photograph ...
- Claudia Roth Pierpont
Jan 27, 2021 · Her stage persona, Nina Simone, was. Born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, the young and gifted Eunice was interested only in becoming a classical concert pianist.
- Liz Fields
Feb 19, 2024 · Nina Simone addressed the prevalent racism and injustice in the US in the 1960s. The crimes were so well known by the black community at the time, that she was able to invoke them merely by ...
- Myles Burke
Jul 11, 2015 · Sony Music has released “Nina Revisited,” an accompanying all-star tribute album featuring 16 songs. And a Hollywood biopic, albeit troubled, hit theaters in April 2016. There is no better ...
Feb 10, 2017 · Kanye West once rapped, “People never get the flowers while they can still smell ‘em.”. This sentiment can apply to many people in many fields, many artist in many genres. But, for now, we ...
- Taylor Bryant
Aug 26, 2021 · Exposed to the music of her mother’s church while a toddler, Simone was accompanying her mother’s sermons by the age of 3. At the age of 5, she began taking piano lessons—paid for by one of ...
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Donate. Nina Simone. 1933-2003. By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022. “The High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone was a singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Mostly known as a jazz singer, her music blended gospel, blues, folk, pop, and classical styles. No popular singer was more ...
