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3.Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, one of eight children.She began playing piano at her local church and showed prodigious talent on this instrument.Her concert debut, a classical piano recital, was made at the age of ten.Simone refused to play until her parents were moved back.Waymon worked as a maid and her employer, hearing of Nina's talent, provided funds for piano lessons.With the help of a private tutor she studied for an interview to further study piano at the Curtis Institute, but she was rejected.Grill on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City to fund her study.The owner said that she would have to sing as well as play the piano in order to get the job.She took on the stagename "Nina Simone" in 1954 because she did not want her mother to know that she was playing "the devil's music".Spanish) was a nickname a boyfriend had given to her and "Simone" was after the French actress Simone Signoret, whom she had seen in the movie Casque d'or.It became her only Billboard top 40 hit in the United States, and her debut album Little Girl Blue soon followed on Bethlehem Records.After the success of Little Girl Blue, Simone signed a contract with the bigger label Colpix Records, followed by a string of studio and live albums.Simone, who at this point only performed pop music to make money to continue her classical music studies, was bold with her demand for control over her music because she was indifferent about having a recording contract.Simone was made aware of the severity of racial prejudice in America by her friends Langston Hughes, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry (author of the play Raisin in the Sun).In 1964, she changed record labels, from the American Colpix to the Dutch Philips, which also meant a change in the contents of her recordings.American origins (such as "Brown Baby" and "Zungo" on Nina at the Village Gate in 1962).But on her debut album for Philips, Nina Simone In Concert (live recording, 1964), Simone for the first time openly addresses the racial inequality that was prevalent in the United States with the song "Mississippi Goddam".It was her response to the murder of Medgar Evers and the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four black children.With "Old Jim Crow" on the same album she reacts to the Jim Crow Laws.She covered Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" (on Pastel Blues (1965)), a song about the lynching of black men in the South, and sang the W.She sang "Backlash Blues", written by her friend Langston Hughes on her first RCA album, Nina Simone Sings The Blues (1967).The King Of Love Is Dead)", a song written by her bass player directly after the news of Dr.King's death had reached them.She performed it live on Black Gold (1970).The continuous performances and decline of the Civil Rights movement had exhausted her.She flew to Barbados, expecting her husband and manager, Andrew Stroud, to contact her when she had to perform again.However, Stroud interpreted Simone's sudden disappearance (and the fact that she left behind her wedding ring) as a cue for a divorce.As her manager, Stroud was also in charge of Simone's income.Upon returning to the United States she also learned that there were serious problems with the tax authorities, causing her to go back to Barbados again.After her last album for RCA Records, It Is Finished (1974), it was not until 1978 that Simone was convinced by CTI Records owner Creed Taylor to record another album, Baltimore.It is one of her most personal albums, with nearly all of the (autobiographical) songs written by herself.In the 1980s Simone performed regularly at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London, where the album Live At Ronnie Scott's was recorded in 1984.Simone particularly seemed to enjoy engaging her audiences by recounting sometimes humorous anecdotes related to her career and music and soliciting requests.Her autobiography, I Put a Spell on You, was published in 1992 and she recorded her last album, A Single Woman in 1993.Provence in Southern France.Simone and has appeared on Broadway in Aida.Simone standards
Throughout her career, Simone gathered a collection of songs that would become standards in her repertoire (apart from the civil rights songs) and for which she is still remembered, even though most of these songs didn't do well on the charts at the time.Simone), or songs written especially for Simone.Her first hit song in America was a cover of George Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy" (1958).In that same period Simone recorded "My Baby Just Cares for Me", which would become her biggest hit years later in 1987, when it featured in a Chanel no.Ballads (1964), "I Put a Spell on You", "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (a Jacques Brel cover) and "Feeling Good" on I Put A Spell On You (1965), "Lilac Wine" and "Wild Is the Wind" on Wild is the Wind (1966).Victor spawned a number of singles and album songs that were popular, particularly in Europe.In 1968 it was "Ain't Got No, I Got Life", a medley from the musical Hair from the album Nuff Said (1968) that became a surprise hit for Simone, reaching number 2 on the UK pop charts and introducing her to a younger audience.In 2006, it returned to the UK Top 30 in a remixed version by Groovefinder.The following single, the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" also reached the UK top 10 in 1969."House of the Rising Sun" featured on Nina Simone Sings The Blues in 1967, but Simone had recorded the song earlier in 1961 (featuring on Nina At The Village Gate, 1962), predating versions by Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan.Her live performances were regarded not as mere concerts, but as happenings.She incorporated monologues and dialogues with the audience into the program, and often used silence as a musical element.Throughout most of her live and recording career she was accompanied by percussionist Leopoldo Flemming and guitarist and musical director Al Schackman.Being 'difficult'
Simone had a reputation in the music industry for being volatile and sometimes difficult to deal with, a characterization with which she strenuously took issue.In 1995, she shot and wounded her neighbor's son with a pneumatic pistol after his laughing disturbed her concentration.Simone reluctantly took medication for her condition from the mid sixties on.Honors
On Human Kindness Day 1974 in Washington DC more than 10,000 people paid tribute to Simone for her music and commitment to humanity.Nina Simone" after these honors were bestowed upon her.Views on homosexuality
Simone's fanbase and personal circle included a significant number of gay people.Her view on homosexuality can be described as ambivalent.On the one hand her viewpoint was colored by her strict religious upbringing, opposing homosexuality.Legacy
Nina Simone is often cited by artists from diverse musical fields as a source of inspiration.John Lennon cited Simone's version of "I Put a Spell on You" as a source of inspiration for the Beatles song "Michelle".Simone's music has featured in soundtracks of various motion pictures and video games.Her music is frequently used in remixes, commercials and TV series.Shallow Grave (1994), featuring "My Baby Just Cares for Me".Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) featuring "Love Me or Leave Me".The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), featuring "Sinnerman".Cellular (2004), featuring a remix of "Sinnerman" by Felix da Housecat.Before Sunset (2004), "Just in Time" is an important part of the movie's ending.Last Holiday (2006), featuring "Feeling Good"
The Reaping (2007), featuring "Take Me to the Water".On film
The documentary Nina Simone: La Legende (The Legend) was made in the 90's by French filmakers.Peter Rodis, released in 1969 and titled simply 'Nina'.Plans for a Nina Simone biographical film were released at the end of 2005.The movie will be based on Nina Simone's autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992) and will also focus on her relationship in later life with her assistant, Clifton Henderson, who died in 2006.Blige will take on the lead role.The movie is scheduled for 2009.In the film Point of No Return, Bridget Fonda's character, Maggie, plays Nina Simone records for comfort from her inner pain.CIA) gives her the codename "Nina": When she answers the phone and the caller calls her "Nina," she knows that it's time to do another assassination.Lauryn Hill (Fugees)
"Ready or Not"
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"Get by Remix"
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"Get by Remix"
I send a rest in peace to Nina Simone.Talib Kweli (Reflection Eternal)
"The Blast"
if not, then just let it be like Nina Simone.The Hold Steady
"The Swish"
My name is Neal Schon but people call me Nina Simone.Joshua Radin
"These Photographs"
You're Nina Simone, when you talk on the phone.Aloe Blacc
"Whole World"
And the whole world's in love with Simone.Mos Def
"Rock 'n Roll"
You may dig on the Rolling Stones, but they could never ever rock like Nina Simone.Marla Glen
"Travel"
I met a woman, Nina Simone, She taught me how to write.DJ Fresh, MC Darrison
"All That Jazz"
Last night I fell asleep in my home, had a little dream of Nina Simone.Go Go"
Nina Simone over Sierra Leone.Damien Dempsey
"Teachers"
Nina Simone could make me feel so high.Gertrude Stein, Marlon Riggs, Billie Jean King, (...Cold War Kids
"God Make Up Your Mind"
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Essential Nina Simone Vol."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Come and join me and Dj Offbeat take you on a magical journey through time and space on Soul Funktion Radio on September 26, 2007.As one of my dear MySpace friends and fans, I want you to be among the first to have my brand new CD before it hits stores.Thanks for being a friend.New song on our myspace.....Just to say that my new album GEOGRAFIAS is available now.Check out the new short video of my gallery.Autumn leaves will soon be falling and some of us will be falling in love with your songs all over again.Come and check out my last recorded session KISSKEYA on my MySpace Homepage.Have a very Blessed Musical Week.Hi lovely, I hope this finds you super well and that the music is playing for you today!Vinyl LP) and distributed worldwide by Groove Attack.Ingfried Hoffmann aka Memphis Black.Comes with bonus tracks, remastered 2007 ...Spring comes and the grass grows by Itself...Interview with Kiran by Madhukar ThompsonWhen you wake up, you just laugh and I laugh.GOD WANTED ME TO TELL YOUEverything that is going wrong in your life today shall be wellwith you this year.You have been destined to make it and you shallsurely achieve all your goals this year.For the remaining months ofthis year (2007), all your agonies will be diverted and victory andprosperity will be incoming in abundance.Today God has confirmed theend of your sufferings, sorrows, and pains because HE that sits on thethrone has remembered you.He has taken away the hardships and given youJOY.He will never let you down.God smiled and answered...If you believe this message, send it to seven persons and theone who sent it to you.By doing this you have succeeded in praying for eight peopletoday.Sarah Vaughan deserve remix treatment?They will send you a registration number and you sign in.Then click on the SHOWCASE tab.Id + " Link: " + targetLink.Nina Simone Memorial Project exists to honor the remarkable life and musical legacy of a native Tryon daughter, who achieved international recognition for her unique talent and her formidable contributions to the musical art.The musical talent of Eunice Waymon, who was born in 1933, evidenced itself early on.Those studies continued with Carl Friedberg at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and with Vladimer Sokoloff of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.Nina Simone, began in 1954.American popular culture is evident in her expansive discography, her musical arrangements and her original compositions.Nina Simone Memorial Project supports the recognition of an international musical legend and an icon of human potential realized.Sheelah Clarkson
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