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Nina Simone
Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice. The sixth of eight children born into a respected family in North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a local fund set up in her hometown, she enrolled at Allen High School for Girls, then spent a summer at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, preparing to apply for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She failed to gain admission to Curtis, which she attributed to racism, though staff have pointed out that only three of 72 students were successful that year. In 2003, just days before her death, the institute awarded her an honorary degree. Early in her career, to make a living, Simone played piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Feeling Good
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Sinnerman (Sofi Tukker Remix)
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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I Put A Spell On You
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Sinnerman

Albums

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

2025
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Greatest Songs

2023
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Don't Smoke in Bed

2023
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Nina Simone - Mood Selection

2024
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An Evening with Nina Simone

2023
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Music around the World by Nina Simone

2023
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Nina's Back

2024
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Nina Simone

2023
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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

2023
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Can't Get Out of This Mood

2023

Singles & EPs

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I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive

Single2024
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Don't Smoke in Bed

Single2022
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You'll Never Walk Alone

Single2022
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For A While

Single2024
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Mood Indigo

Single2022
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African Mailman (2021 - Stereo Remaster)

Single2021
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My Baby Just Cares For Me

EP2023
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Blues on Purpose

EP2022
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African Mailman

Single2023
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For All We Know

Single2022

Videos

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See-Line Woman (Masters At Work Remix / Visualizer)

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I Put A Spell On You (Official Video)

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Official Video)

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Live performances

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Nina Simone: To Love Somebody (Live in Antibes, 1969)

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Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Live) (Audio)

Nina Simone122K views
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Nina Simone25K views
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Nina Simone1.3M views

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Jazz Remixed

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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Nia

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Fight the Power

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Divas of Jazz

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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Ujima

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Freedom Songs

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Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Dinner for Two

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Jazz for the Lonely

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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia

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Playlists by Nina Simone

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Nina Simone: I Put A Spell On You

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Nina Simone: Rare Recordings

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Nina Simone: Live at Teatro Sistina in Rome, 1969

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Nina Simone: Pastel Blues

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Feeling Good: Her Greatest Hits and Remixes

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Nina Simone: In Concert

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Nina Simone: Broadway - Blues - Ballads

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Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings

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Nina Simone: Wild Is The Wind

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Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings

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