Simone clarified that she would make audiences wait for her to perform to ensure she played piano and sang to the best of her abilities. "I have to be composed. I have to be poised. I have to remember ...
Nina Simone earns her first RIAA certification as “Feeling Good” skips straight to double platinum, decades after becoming her definitive recording. American singer, songwriter, pianist and civil ...
Why does Nina Simone's music still resonate so deeply today? Pianist Lara Downes and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Salamishah Tillet explore the life, legacy, and enduring power of one of her most ...
Wesley Morris is a Times critic who writes about art and popular culture. Here we are, near the end of “Mississippi Goddam,” Nina Simone’s first original protest song of the civil rights era. It ...
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 ...
Geva Theatre’s production of Nina Simone: Four Women is, in true Geva fashion, one that both entertains and provokes deep introspection. This powerful play by Christina Ham takes audiences on an ...