Today We Celebrate The One And Only, Nina Simone
In honor of the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone’s birthday, we pay tribute to her on her special day.
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, famously known as Nina Simone, was born on February 21, 1933 and passed away April 21, 2003. She was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. She was the sixth of eight children born to a family in Tryon, North Carolina. Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including classical, blues, jazz, folk, R&B, gospel and pop.
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist Nina Simone (1933 – 2003), UK, 14th September 1979. (Photo by Mike Lawn/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
To make a living, Simone started playing piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to “Nina Simone” to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play “the devil’s music” or so-called “cocktail piano”. She was told in the nightclub that she would have to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. She went on to record more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974.
Today, we celebrate the birth, and memory of music icon, Nina Simone…
https://youtu.be/D5Y11hwjMNs
Check out one of Nina’s most talked about interviews with the BBC NEWS…
Nina Simone, Live At Montreux 1976…
Isn’t It A Pity…
~Happy Birthday, High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone~
2/21/1933 – 4/21/2003
