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Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (IPA: ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn) (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a fifteen-time Grammy Award-nominated american singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.
Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician; She personally preferred the term “black classical music”. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, rnb, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style (with an alto vocal range) is characterized by intense passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by a bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-sixties, but was kept secret until 2004.
Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974.
Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician; She personally preferred the term “black classical music”. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, rnb, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style (with an alto vocal range) is characterized by intense passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by a bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-sixties, but was kept secret until 2004.
Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974.
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I Put A Spell On You
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Love Me Or Leave Me
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Here Comes The Sun
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I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
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I Loves You Porgy
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To Love Somebody
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
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andreworopeza wrote:
she's selling cellphones from beyond the grave. [grrr]
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Count_Blah wrote:
Strange Fruit
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whythe60shateus wrote:
Love .___.
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socialdemocrat wrote:
@FarCrysss: You lost the war: find a constructive way to deal with your anger, and get over it.
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davidsantoza wrote:
it almost makes me cry. i call it happiness. ♥
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deep_artofsin wrote:
rarely have i heard of such a beautiful voice..
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tamuss_geniuss wrote:
♥
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iHateWaffles wrote:
"# FarCrysss wrote: Saturday evening what a slut View Profile | Leave FarCrysss a shout" shut up.
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cicca8 wrote:
Nina the great
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FarCrysss wrote:
what a slut
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jcotteri wrote:
moving <3
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soppoi wrote:
Listen to "Ain't Got No - I Got Life". Just an awesome song!
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<3
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mulher_espuma wrote:
diva!
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luckystoned wrote:
nina we miss you :-I
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LucyJohns0303 wrote:
What an amazing voice! Check out Nina Simone singing Backlash Live At Montreux http://bit.ly/vjKwA
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vandaleyes wrote:
she is so amazing.
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kristyyoung wrote:
lovemelovemelovemeeeee saay you do
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Bic823 wrote:
who among us?
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rubyji wrote:
Thank you, NIna.
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To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Deluxe Box Set
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In the grand hierarchy of the greatest African-American female vocalists of the 20th century – Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and ...
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