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- Nina_Simone abstract "Nina Simone (/ˈniːnə sᵻˈmoʊn/; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.Born in North Carolina, the sixth child of a preacher, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of supporters in her hometown of Tryon, North Carolina, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York but was unable to continue because of the high fees.Miss Waymon then applied for a scholarship to study at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she was denied despite a well-received audition. Simone became fully convinced this rejection had been entirely due to her race, a statement that has been a matter of controversy. Years later, two days before her death, Curtis Institute of Music bestowed an honorary degree to Nina Simone.To make a living, Miss Eunice Waymon changed her name to Nina Simone related to a need to disguise her from family members and having chosen to play \"the devil's music\" or \"cocktail piano\" at a night club in Atlantic City, where she was told she had to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. Nina Simone recorded more than forty albums, mostly between 1958, when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue, and 1974, and had a hit in the United States in 1958 with \"I Loves You, Porgy\".Her musical style fused gospel and pop with classical music, in particular Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice.".
- Nina_Simone activeYearsEndYear "2003".
- Nina_Simone activeYearsStartYear "1954".
- Nina_Simone background "solo_singer".
- Nina_Simone birthDate "1933-02-21".
- Nina_Simone birthPlace Tryon,_North_Carolina.
- Nina_Simone deathDate "2003-04-21".
- Nina_Simone deathPlace Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Nina_Simone deathPlace Carry-le-Rouet.
- 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 genre Soul_music.
- 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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