Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free

strakss 16 Dec 2014

Just watched a good documentary on Nina... and I love this song :)   5

Pauppins 8 Jul 2015

Old gold   4

mloup 23 Jul 2013

Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B;, gospel, and pop. 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 was later told by someone working at Curtis that she was rejected because she was black. When she began playing in a small club in Philadelphia to fund her continuing musical education and become a classical pianist she was required to sing as well. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records. 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. (Wikipedia)   1

soffschmidt 10 Dec 2013