Nina Simone
JazzR&BFunk/Souljazz pianistsoul/R&B crossovercivil rights eragenre-spanning modernist
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA, one of eight children.
Influenced by: Art Tatum, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington
- Active:
- 1954-2003
- Scene:
- North Carolina / NYC jazz
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