Musicians who have cited Simone as important for their own musical upbringing include Elton John (who named one of his pianos after her), Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Adele, David Bowie, Patti LaBelle, Boy George, Emeli Sandé, Antony and the Johnsons, Dianne Reeves, Sade, Janis Joplin, Nick Cave, Van Morrison, Christina Aguilera, Elkie Brooks, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Kanye West, Lena Horne, Bono, John Legend, Elizabeth Fraser, Cat Stevens, Anna Calvi, Cat Power, Lykke Li, Peter Gabriel, Justin Hayward, Maynard James Keenan, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Gira, Angela McCluskey, Lauryn Hill, Patrice Babatunde, Alicia Keys, Alex Turner, Lana Del Rey, Hozier, Matt Bellamy, Ian MacKaye, Kerry Brothers, Jr., Krucial, Amanda Palmer, Steve Adey and Jeff Buckley. [18], In order to fund her private lessons, Simone performed at the Midtown Bar & Grill on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, whose owner insisted that she sing as well as play the piano, which increased her income to $90 a week. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. "If I had to be called something, it should have been a folk singer because there was more folk and blues than jazz in my playing," she later wrote in her autobiography. As the 1960s drew to a close, Simone tired of the American music scene and the country's deeply divided racial politics. [44] The abuse was so unbearable that Lisa became suicidal and she moved back to New York to live with her father Andrew Stroud. Simone also inspired a book of poetry, me and Nina, by Monica Hand.[113]. [46], In 1988 she bought an apartment next to the Belvoir Hotel with view on the Waalbrug and Ooijpolder, with the help of her friend Gerrit de Bruin, who lived with his family a few corners away, and kept an eye on her. [100], Footage of Simone singing "Mississippi Goddam" for 40,000 marchers at the end of the Selma to Montgomery marches can be seen in the 1970 documentary King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis and the 2015 Liz Garbus documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? Simone said she "tried to kill him" but "missed". [56] Chardine Taylor-Stone has noted that, beyond the politics of beauty, the song also describes the stereotypical roles that many black women have historically been restricted to: the mammy, the tragic mulatto, the sex worker and the angry black woman. Performing in night clubs, she turned her interest to jazz, blues and folk music and released her first album in 1957, scoring a Top 20 hit with the track "I Loves You Porgy." She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music"[3] or so-called "cocktail piano". Blige. Nina Simone Biography Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933, in Tryon, NC; died in her sleep of natural causes, April 21, 2003, in Carry–le–Rouet, France. She had a hit single in the United States in 1958 with "I Loves You, Porgy". 1933. In 2003, just days before her death, the Institute awarded her an honorary degree. Her first hit song in America was her rendition of George Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy" (1958). In her final years, reports indicated that Nina Simone was battling breast cancer. At the age of 12, Simone refused to play at a church … In 2002, the city of Nijmegen, Netherlands, named a street after her, as "Nina Simone Street": she had lived in Nijmegen between 1988 and 1990. (2016) by Alan Light. She variously contended that she married or had a love affair with a Tunisian around this time, but that their relationship ended because, "His family didn't want him to move to France, and France didn't want him because he's a North African. However, Nina’s influence on History and why she makes this list, stems from her work as a Civil Rights Activist. Learn about her history and accomplishments in this reading for French learners.This 8-page pdf file includes a one-page article in simpler French for level 1, a two-page article with glossary for Fren She took the stage name Nina Simone—"Nina," derived from the Spanish word "niña," came from a nickname used by her then boyfriend, while "Simone" was inspired by French actress Simone Signoret. [18] Her application, however, was denied. https://www.biography.com/musician/nina-simone. London: Penguin, 2003. [80] In 1995 while living in France, she shot and wounded her neighbor's son with an air gun after the boy's laughter disturbed her concentration and she perceived his response to her complaints as racial insults;[81][82] she was sentenced to eight months in jail, which was suspended pending a psychiatric evaluation and treatment. An Eccentric Diva. The sixth of eight children in a poor family, she began playing piano at the age of three or four; the first song she learned was "God Be With You, Till We Meet Again". It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015 and was distributed by Netflix on June 26, 2015. [11] She said that she refused to play until her parents were moved back to the front,[12][13] and that the incident contributed to her later involvement in the civil rights movement. Simone's musical training over the years emphasized classical repertory along the lines of Beethoven and Brahms, with Simone later expressing the desire to have been recognized as the first major African American concert pianist. By the mid-1960s, Simone became known as the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. The performances were sometimes brilliant and at other times Nina Simone gave up after fifteen minutes. Although Simone hinted at racial inequality in earlier songs, it was not until she released Nina Simone in Concert in 1964 that she sang passionately about the issues of the times. Nina Simone - before she was Nina Simone, when she was still an aspiring classical pianist named Eunice Waymon - auditioned for the Curtis Institute of Music and was rejected on grounds of her race. She was told in the nightclub that she would have to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. [110], She is the subject of Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone, a one-woman show first performed in 2016 at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool — a "deeply personal and often searing show inspired by the singer and activist Nina Simone"[111] — and which in July 2017 ran at the Young Vic, before being scheduled to move to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.[112]. Simone has received four career Grammy Award nominations,[91] two during her lifetime and two posthumously. The documentary Nina Simone: La légende (The Legend) was made in the 1990s by French filmmakers and based on her autobiography I Put a Spell on You. One of Nina's more hopeful activism anthems, "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", was written with collaborator Weldon Irvine in the years following the playwright's passing, acquiring the title of one of Hansberry's unpublished plays. Lisa, from Simone's second marriage to manager Andrew Stroud, followed in her mother's footsteps. The New York Times critic Jon Pareles reviewed the concert, noting that "there is still power in her voice" and that the show featured "a beloved sound, a celebrated personality, and a repertory that magnifies them both." The song challenged the belief that race relations could change gradually and called for more immediate developments: "me and my people are just about due". [66], According to a biographer, Simone took medication from the mid-1960s onward, although this was supposedly only known to a small group of intimates. She had just scored a huge European hit with the song My Baby Just Cares for Me. "[71] In the opinion of AllMusic's Mark Deming, she was "one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, and also one of the most eclectic". [1] Her musical style fused gospel and pop with classical music, in particular Johann Sebastian Bach,[6] and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice.[7][8]. On Human Kindness Day 1974 in Washington, D.C., more than 10,000 people paid tribute to Simone. He is known for his work as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, and for his long-running success as a solo artist. Moving to Philadelphia, Simone lived with her family there in order to save money and go to a more affordable music program. [78] She was known for her temper and outbursts of aggression. [52], Simone's consciousness on the racial and social discourse was prompted by her friendship with black playwright Lorraine Hansberry. In a turn of controversial casting, Simone was also depicted by actress Zoe Saldana in the 2016 biopic Nina. [72] Creed Taylor, who annotated the liner notes for Simone's 1978 Baltimore album, said the singer possessed a "magnificent intensity" that "turns everything—even the most simple, mundane phrase or lyric—into a radiant, poetic message". In 2016, Simone posthumously received a nomination for Best Music Film for the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? Charlie Parker was a legendary Grammy Award–winning jazz saxophonist who, with Dizzy Gillespie, invented the musical style called bop or bebop. She later lived abroad and experienced major mental health and financial issues, though she enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1980s. Her deep, distinctive voice continues to be a popular choice for television and film soundtracks. Her career took an unexpected turn, however, when she was rejected from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia; she later claimed the school denied her admittance because she was African American. [36] She hoped that African Americans could use armed combat to form a separate state, though she wrote in her autobiography that she and her family regarded all races as equal. Although her early on-stage style could be somewhat haughty and aloof, in later years, Simone particularly seemed to enjoy engaging with her audiences sometimes, by recounting humorous anecdotes related to her career and music and by soliciting requests. We strive for accuracy and fairness. Pointing to her composition of "Mississippi Goddam", Vincent said Simone broke the mold, having the courage as "an established black musical entertainer to break from the norms of the industry and produce direct social commentary in her music during the early 1960s". Her stage persona, Nina Simone, was. Having been neighbors with Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz in Mount Vernon, New York, she later lived in several different countries, including Liberia, Switzerland, England and Barbados before eventually settling down in the South of France. "Amherst College Honorary Degree Recipients by Name", "2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed", "Howard Stern, Mary J. Blige Among Rock Hall Induction Presenters This Year", "Jay-Z, a speech by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and 'Schoolhouse Rock!' With the help of this scholarship money, she was able to attend Allen High School for Girls in Asheville, North Carolina. For more than three decades Nina Simone ’ s remarkable career has been fueled by an unswerving resolve to do things her own way. Early Life Eunice Kathleen Waymon was born in Tyron, North Carolina in 1933 to a pious family that were high ministers in the Methodist church. She lived in Liberia, Barbados and Switzerland and eventually ended up in Paris. [54], Throughout her career, Simone assembled a collection of songs that would later become standards in her repertoire. John Coltrane was an acclaimed American saxophonist, bandleader and composer, becoming an iconic figure of jazz in the 20th century with albums like 'Giant Steps,' 'My Favorite Things' and 'A Love Supreme. In 1998, she appeared in the New York tri-state area, her first trip there in five years, specifically playing at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. [1] With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. We are proud to share this showcase from students who participated in our Introduction to Theatre residency at The Denzel Washington School for the Art! Nina Simone studied classical piano, and with it the complex contrapuntal music of J.S. Other times she scolded the audience. Simone taught piano and worked as an accompanist for other performers while at Juilliard, but she eventually had to leave school after she ran out of funds. She sang "Backlash Blues" written by her friend, Harlem Renaissance leader Langston Hughes, on her first RCA album, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967). [34] "Old Jim Crow", on the same album, addressed the Jim Crow laws. For years, Simone also struggled with severe mental health issues and her finances, and clashed with managers, record labels and the Internal Revenue Service. [43][44] Simone recorded her last album for RCA, It Is Finished, in 1974, and did not make another record until 1978, when she was persuaded to go into the recording studio by CTI Records owner Creed Taylor. Her father, Rev. The sixth of eight children[9] in a poor family, she began playing piano at the age of three or four; the first song she learned was "God Be With You, Till We Meet Again". [107], The second documentary in 2015, The Amazing Nina Simone is an independent film written and directed by Jeff L. Lieberman, who initially consulted with Simone's daughter, Lisa before going the independent route and then worked closely with Simone's siblings, predominantly Sam Waymon. Written by Abdul Rob 07/02/2016 This led to a re-release of the recording, which stormed to number 4 on UK's NME singles chart, giving her a brief surge in popularity in the UK and elsewhere. She was famously married to fellow rocker James Taylor and wrote the 1972 hit single 'You're So Vain. (1968) that became a surprise hit for Simone, reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and introducing her to a younger audience. Nina Simone and the Civil Rights Movement What follows is a timeline that interweaves Simone’s life and career with the historical events that unfolded throughout that time. ', Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. Besides using Bach-style counterpoint, she called upon the particular virtuosity of the 19th-century Romantic piano repertoire—Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and others. (2015), Simone's cover of Janis Ian's "Stars" is played during the final moments of the season 3 finale of BoJack Horseman (2016), and "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" were included in the film Acrimony (2018). The New Yorker, August 3, 2014. [90], Two days before her death, Simone learned she would be awarded an honorary degree by the Curtis Institute of Music, the music school that had refused to admit her as a student at the beginning of her career.[4]. Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. She claimed that the music industry punished her by boycotting her records. In many ways, Simone's music defied standard definitions. Simone is regarded as one of the most influential recording artists of the 20th century. Among an array of performance accomplishments, she has appeared on Broadway in Aida, using the stage name "Simone.". As her political activism rose, the rate of release of her music slowed. After the release of her live album Nina Simone at Town Hall, Simone became a favorite performer in Greenwich Village. 5 perfume in Europe. In 1991 Nina Simone exchanged Nijmegen for the more lively Amsterdam, where she lived for two years with friends and Hammond too. Colpix relinquished all creative control to her, including the choice of material that would be recorded, in exchange for her signing the contract with them. The decision was made that this promotion was henceforth to be known as 'la promotion Nina Simone' after a vote in 2017. [5] She went on to record more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue. Nina Simone is one of the biggest names in music and was a big part of the civil rights movement. Simone was diagnosed with bipolar disorder by a friend of De Bruin, who prescribed Trilafon for her. Frequently her music is used in remixes, commercials, and TV series including "Feeling Good", which featured prominently in the Season Four Promo of Six Feet Under (2004). The song thus became a Top 10 hit in Britain in 1985. John Devan Waymon Education: Allen High School for Girls, Asheville, North Carolina, Juilliard School of Music, New York City Married to: Don Ross (married in 1958), Andrew Stroud (married in 1961). Selected discography. [63][64], Simone's bearing and stage presence earned her the title "the High Priestess of Soul". The film was produced as a counterpoint to the unauthorized Cynthia Mort film (Nina, 2016), and featured previously unreleased archival footage. [66] This fact was kept out of public view until 2004 when a biography, Break Down and Let It All Out, written by Sylvia Hampton and David Nathan, was published posthumously. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and her takes on "Feeling Good" and "Sinnerman" (Pastel Blues, 1965) have remained popular in cover versions (most notably a version of the former song by The Animals), sample usage, and their use on soundtracks for various movies, television series, and video games. [69] According to Rickey Vincent, she was a pioneering musician whose career was characterized by "fits of outrage and improvisational genius". In the 1960s she became a friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X and performed at civil rights demonstrations. Years later, when Simone’s childhood home had long been empty, it was in danger of demolition. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musical arranger, and civil rights activist. In late 2019, American rapper Wale released an album titled Wow... That's Crazy, containing a track called "Love Me Nina/Semiautomatic" which contains audio clips from Simone. How Nina Simone Captivated a New Generation From a high-profile documentary to Jay-Z’s ‘4:44,’ the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is in the midst of a major cultural renaissance While continuing to receive musical instruction, Nina Simone worked a series of jobs. It's one of those stories that has lodged in the minds of many for its injustice and irony. It became her only Billboard top 20 success in the United States, and her debut album Little Girl Blue followed in February 1959 on Bethlehem Records. [14] Simone's mother, Mary Kate Waymon (née Irvin, November 20, 1901 – April 30, 2001),[15] was a Methodist minister and a housemaid. She sang to share her truth, and her work still resonates with great emotion and power. Nina Simone was one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, and also one of the most eclectic. [77], Simone was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the late 1980s. She made her debut appearance with friend and fellow civil rights activist Miriam Makeba two years earlier, but the timing of her first solo concert at the Hall proved to be an axis on which her artistry began to turn toward the passionate protest music and political anger for which she became known. [83] After her death the medication was confirmed as the anti-psychotic Trilafon, which Simone's friends and caretakers sometimes surreptitiously mixed into her food when she refused to follow her treatment plan. [54] The influence of Hansberry planted the seed for the provocative social commentary that became an expectation in Simone's repertoire. [93], In 2019, "Mississippi Goddam" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[94]. During the 1980s, Simone performed regularly at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, where she recorded the album Live at Ronnie Scott's in 1984. The idea was to bring Nina Simone to Nijmegen to relax and get back on track. Singer and pianist. [47][48], In 1993, she settled near Aix-en-Provence in southern France (Bouches-du-Rhône). Simone received two honorary degrees in music and humanities, from Amherst College and Malcolm X College. It is a jaunty ragtime melody that fools listeners into briefly perceiving the number as a feel-good pop song, yet sustains its relevance by acknowledging the continued failure of a full realization of Black freedom a century after the Thirteenth Amendment. [66] Onstage, she incorporated monologues and dialogues with the audience into the program, and often used silence as a musical element. "[51] She suffered from breast cancer for several years before she died in her sleep at her home in Carry-le-Rouet (Bouches-du-Rhône), on April 21, 2003. [108][109] The film debuted in cinemas in October 2015, and has since played more than 100 theatres in 10 countries. 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