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- Nina_Simone abstract "Nina Simone (/ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn/; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. She worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.The sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a well-received audition. "Simone said she later found out from an insider at Curtis that she was denied entry because she was black." To fund her continuing musical education and become a classical pianist, she began playing in a small club in Atlantic City where she was also required to sing. She was approached by Bethlehem Records, and her rendition of "I Loves You, Porgy" was a hit in the United States in 1958. Over the length of her career Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958, when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue, and 1974.Her musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular with influences from her first inspiration, Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic contralto voice. She injected her classical background into her music as much as possible to give it more depth and quality, as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the audience–performer relationship was gained from a unique background of playing piano accompaniment for church revivals and sermons regularly from the early age of six years old.".
- Nina_Simone activeYearsEndYear "2003".
- Nina_Simone activeYearsStartYear "1954".
- Nina_Simone alias "Waymon, Eunice Kathleen; High Priestess of Soul".
- Nina_Simone background "solo_singer".
- Nina_Simone birthDate "1933-02-21".
- Nina_Simone birthPlace North_Carolina.
- Nina_Simone birthPlace Tryon,_North_Carolina.
- Nina_Simone birthYear "1933".
- Nina_Simone deathDate "2003-04-21".
- Nina_Simone deathPlace Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Nina_Simone deathPlace Carry-le-Rouet.
- Nina_Simone deathYear "2003".
- Nina_Simone genre Blues.
- Nina_Simone genre Folk_music.
- Nina_Simone genre Gospel_music.
- Nina_Simone genre Jazz.
- Nina_Simone genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Nina_Simone occupation Activism.
- Nina_Simone occupation Arrangement.
- Nina_Simone occupation Pianist.
- Nina_Simone occupation Singing.
- Nina_Simone occupation Songwriter.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel Bethlehem_Records.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel CTI_Records.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel Colpix_Records.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel Legacy_Recordings.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel Philips_Records.
- Nina_Simone recordLabel RCA_Records.
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- Nina_Simone wikiPageWikiLink Category:African-American_Christians.
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