Nina Simone has always been hard to classify. The “High Priestess of Soul” was trained as a classical pianist, but branched out early into pop, gospel, jazz and blues, playing and singing everyone’s ...

The jazzy and soulful Nina Simone, a first-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, was a leader in pushing for civil rights and influenced the likes of Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin before her ...

Eunice Waymon was her real name, and Nina Simone became her pianistic claim to fame in the realm of music that started in the turbulent days of the Civil Rights Movement. Her voice and music ceased to ...

The jazzy and soulful Nina Simone, a first-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, was a leader in pushing for civil rights and influenced the likes of Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin before her ...