NINA SIMONE

Photo by Robert Abbott SengstackeGetty Images. Singer Nina Simone sings for a crowd of supporters and marchers during a rally prior to the last day of the Selma to Montgomery march March 24 1965.

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A precocious child Simone played piano and organ in girlhood.

. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Eunice Kathleen Waymon February 21 1933 April 21 2003 known professionally as Nina Simone ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn 1 was an American singer songwriter pianist and civil rights activist. Born Eunice Waymon on February 21 1933 in Tryon.

Nina Simone whose deep raspy forceful voice made her a unique figure in jazz and later helped chronicle the civil rights movement died Monday at her home in France according to her personal. Born and raised in North Carolina Nina belonged to a highly religious family. Nina Simone whose legendary singing career touched on jazz folk pop blues R.

Nina Simone 19332003 was a singer-songwriter musician and activist. Nina Simone Feeling GoodBirds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin on by you know how I feel Its a new dawn I. The album features tracks from the Little Girl Blue recording session in 1957 that werent included on Ninas debut album along with songs by jazz-vocal greats Chris Connor and Carmen McRae.

Nina Simone was born on February 21 1933 in Tryon North Carolina USA. Nina Simone was one of the most iconic American musical icons of the 20th century. She was married to Andrew Stroud and Donald Ross.

Nina Simone original name Eunice Waymon born February 21 1933 Tryon North Carolina USdied April 21 2003 Carry-le-Rouet France American singer who created urgent emotional intensity by singing songs of love protest and Black empowerment in a dramatic style with a rough-edged voice. She is known for Point of No Return 1993 Miami Vice 2006 and Repo Men 2010. Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz blues and folk music in the 1950s and 60s.

Her music spanned styles including classical folk gospel blues jazz RB and pop. Nina Simone And Her Friends the classic 1959 compilation has been newly remastered and is available on 180-Gram emerald-green vinyl CD and digitally. Her mother was a devout Methodist preacher and her father was entrepreneurial he had worked as an entertainer early in his own.

YouTube Channel for the Estate and Charitable Trust of Nina Simone. She died on April 21 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet Bouches-du-Rhône France. Nina Simone was born Eunice Waymon in Tryon in 1933.

She was a successful singer musician pianist songwriter and social activist. In 1950 she started learning music at the Juilliard School in New York City but had to drop out. After graduating high school with honors she was awarded a one-year scholarship at the.

The sixth of eight children born to a. This articles lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. A staunch Civil Rights activist she was known for tunes like Mississippi Goddam Young Gifted.

In her childhood home she developed a love for her piano and experienced racial discrimination that would shape her world view and social activism later in life. Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon North Carolina Simone was groomed into an accomplished pianist as a child made possible by donations and fundraising efforts through family friends. December 2021Nina Simone was an American singer songwriter pianist and arranger.

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