The post Nina Simone’s 1966 Newport Jazz Festival Performance to Be Released as Live Album appeared first on Consequence. A newly-discovered recording of Nina Simone’s performance at the 1966 Newport ...
Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina, born 93 ...
She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and pop. Listen to these 11 favorites. Credit...Illustration by Dante Zaballa ...