Nina Simone
- Type: Jazz Vocalist
- Country: United States
- Born: February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, United States
- Died: April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France
- Active: 1933 - 2003
Biography
Known as the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone was a singer, pianist, and activist whose work defied easy categorization. Born Eunice Waymon, she initially trained as a classical pianist, a foundation that informed her genre-blending style of jazz, blues, soul, and folk. She adopted her stage name to perform in nightclubs, leading to her 1959 debut album 'Little Girl Blue' on #Bethlehem Records#. Throughout the 1960s, with powerful albums on #Philips# and #RCA Victor# like 'I Put a Spell on You', she became a formidable voice of the Civil Rights Movement, delivering searing protest songs like "Mississippi Goddam" with uncompromising emotional intensity and artistry.
Genres
Nina Simone Discography
- Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- I Loves You, Porgy / Love Me or Leave Me (1959) - Single - rated 4.08/5
- Little Girl Blue (1959) - Album - rated 4.53/5
- The Amazing Nina Simone (1959) - Album - rated 3.44/5
- Nina Simone and Her Friends (1960) - Compilation - rated 3.26/5
- Nina Simone at Newport (1960) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Nina at the Village Gate (1961) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- Forbidden Fruit (1961) - Album - rated 4/5
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1962) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall (1963) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Broadway • Blues • Ballads (1964) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Nina Simone in Concert (1964) - Album - rated 4.31/5
- Folksy Nina (1964) - Album - rated 3.44/5
- Pastel Blues (1965) - Album - rated 4.57/5
- I Put a Spell on You (1965) - Album - rated 4.58/5
- Wild Is the Wind (1966) - Album - rated 4.56/5
- Let It All Out (1966) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Nina Simone With Strings (1966) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Silk & Soul (1967) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967) - Album - rated 4.34/5
- High Priestess of Soul (1967) - Album - rated 4.06/5
- 'Nuff Said! (1968) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Sinnerman (1968) - Single - rated 4.52/5
- To Love Somebody (1969) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Nina Simone and Piano! (1969) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- The Best of Nina Simone (1969) - Compilation - rated 4.26/5
- Here Comes the Sun (1971) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Emergency Ward! (1972) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- Baltimore (1978) - Album - rated 3.8/5
- Fodder on My Wings (1982) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- A Single Woman (1993) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl 1967-1972 (1998) - Compilation
- Nina Simone & Piano! / Silk & Soul (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.5/5
- Nina Simone's Finest Hour (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.91/5
- Nina: The Essential Nina Simone (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.85/5
- Anthology (2003) - Album - rated 4/5
Members
- Nina Simone - primary artist