Nina Simone

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Born: Feb 21, 1933 in Tryon, NC
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Died: Apr 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Standards, Vocal Jazz, Ballads, Torch Songs
Biography: Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to classify. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album; she was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. It's perhaps most accurate to label her as ...Read full biography
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Released: 1966
Label: RCA Victor
Critics' Rating:
Nina Simone Sings the Blues, issued in 1967, was her RCA label debut, and was a brave departure from the material she had been recording for Phillips. Indeed, her final album for that label, High Priestess ...Read full review
Nina Simone Sings The Blues [Expanded Edition]
Released: 2006
Label: RCA Records
Critics' Rating:
Nina Simone Sings the Blues, issued in 1967, was her RCA label debut, and was a brave departure from the material she had been recording for Phillips. Indeed, her final album for that label, High Priestess ...Read full review
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