John Devan Waymon (June 24, 1898 – October 23, 1972),[16] was a handyman who at one time owned a dry-cleaning business, but also suffered bouts of ill health. [33] She later recalled how "Mississippi Goddam" was her "first civil rights song" and that the song came to her "in a rush of fury, hatred and determination". She sang "Backlash Blues" written by her friend, Harlem Renaissance leader Langston Hughes, on her first RCA album, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967). live album: "Nuff Said!" The sixth of eight children born to a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. Blige. [21], In 1958, she befriended and married Don Ross, a beatnik who worked as a fairground barker, but quickly regretted their marriage. Demonstrating a talent with the piano, she performed at her local church. Simone performed and spoke at civil rights meetings, such as at the Selma to Montgomery marches. The song was released as a single, and it was boycotted in some[vague] southern states. Style: Soul-Jazz, Piano Blues, Free Improvisation, Rhythm & Blues. In few years he became her manager and the father of her daughter Lisa, but later he abused Simone psychologically and physically.[3][29][30]. [58] A music video was also created by Aardman Studios. Sprawdź i kup teraz w merlin.pl [20] Knowing her mother would not approve of playing "the Devil's music", she used her new stage name to remain undetected. Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. Slowly but surely it went uphill with Nina Simone, even she was able to make money from the Chanel commercial after a legal battle. On Silk & Soul (1967), she recorded Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and "Turning Point". Included on the album are political songs, such as "Mississippi Goddam⦠[78] In 1985, Simone fired a gun at a record company executive, whom she accused of stealing royalties. Tony Bennett, Chris Connor, Carmen McRae, Mel Tormé, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Carol Sloane, Johnny Mathis, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Alma Micic, Regina Marie Williams, Ludmila Svarovskaya, Darby Williams, Karin Bachner & The Pocket Big Band i in. After "Mississippi Goddam", a civil rights message was the norm in Simone's recordings and became part of her concerts. Only 3 of 72 applicants were accepted that year,[19] but as her family had relocated to Philadelphia in the expectation of her entry to Curtis, the blow to her aspirations was particularly heavy. [100] Cynthia Mort (screenwriter of Will & Grace and Roseanne), wrote the screenplay and directed the 2016 film Nina, starring Zoe Saldana who has since openly apologized for taking the controversial title role. [41][42] A close friend, singer Miriam Makeba, then persuaded her to go to Liberia. Nina Simone Lyrics. 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. Ain't Got No (I Got Life) I Loves You, Porgy. 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). Podaj adres E-mail znajomego, któremu chcesz polecić ten utwór. A song that she recorded for the first time in 1958 was used in a commercial for Chanel No. Nina Simone - Children Go Where I Send You, Lisa davina phillips & marisha wallace - Miles and miles (reprise), Jamie dunlap, scott nickoley and stephen lang - Hold please, Texas terri & the stiff ones - Baby let's twist, Taylor hawkins & the coattail riders - Get the money. This album marked the beginning of "Nina Simone, the Civil Rightssinger" in her recording career; she had already incorporated the civil rights message in her performances. [17] Subsequently, a local fund was set up to assist her continued education. [83], Simone was the recipient of a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2000 for her interpretation of "I Loves You, Porgy." With the help of this scholarship money, she was able to attend Allen High School for Girls in Asheville, North Carolina. It features live footage from different periods of her career, interviews with family, various interviews with Simone then living in the Netherlands, and while on a trip to her birthplace. On August 29, 2005, the city of Nijmegen, the De Vereeniging concert hall, and more than 50 artists (among whom were Frank Boeijen, Rood Adeo, and Fay Claassen)[113] honored Simone with the tribute concert Greetings from Nijmegen. [31][94][95][96][97][98] John Lennon cited Simone's version of "I Put a Spell on You" as a source of inspiration for the Beatles' song "Michelle". The award went to "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. TLP-8020 (2); Vinyl LP). Simone was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009. [101][102][103][104], In 2015, two documentary features about Simone's life and music were released. Simone received two honorary degrees in music and humanities, from Amherst College and Malcolm X College. Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina. But behind the music, Nina Simone's tragic real-life story includes failed marriages, a complicated relationship with her daughter, and a struggle with mental illness later in life. She kept this attitude toward the record industry for most of her career. In an interview for Jet magazine, Simone stated that her controversial song "Mississippi Goddam" harmed her career. Nina Simone in Concert from 1964 stands as one of the most politically charged statements of the Civil Rights Movement, and a key album of Simone's career. Wants To Bring Nina Simone Back To Life", "Entertainment Weekly: Seven who influenced Alicia Keys' Life", "The Nina Simone Web: Influenced by Nina", "Pressed for Time: The Rise and Fall of Nina Simone", "Nina Simone's Daughter Finally Speaks: 'Project Is Unauthorized; Simone Estate Not Consulted, "Stir Builds Over Actress to Portray Nina Simone", "Zoe Saldana, jugée trop claire pour interpréter Nina Simone", "Zoe Saldana Apologizes, for Real This Time, for Playing Nina Simone", "Review: 'What Happened, Miss Simone' Leaves Us Wondering What Happens When What You Love Most, Haunts You", "Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees", "The Amazing Nina Simone - A Documentary Film By Jeff L. Lieberman", "Exclusive: 'The Amazing Nina Simone' Doc (Ft Siblings, Friends, Band Members) in Post-Production", "Nina review – searing tribute restarts Simone's revolution", "Nina Simone, icône de la promotion 2021", "Mississippi Goddam: The 2019 Nina Simone Prom at the Royal Albert Hall", The Amazing Nina Simone: A Documentary Film, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nina_Simone&oldid=990988372, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 17:40. Simone's consciousness on the racial and social discourse was prompted by her friendship with black playwright Lorraine Hansberry. "[29] As a composer and arranger, Simone moved from gospel to blues, jazz, and folk, and to numbers with European classical styling. Simone's social commentary was not limited to the civil rights movement; the song "Four Women" exposed the eurocentric appearance standards imposed on black women in America,[55] as it explored the internalized dilemma of beauty that is experienced between four black women with skin tones ranging from light to dark. (The King of Love Is Dead)", a song written by her bass player, Gene Taylor. [3], Plans for a Simone biographical film were released at the end of 2005, to be based on Simone's autobiography I Put a Spell on You (1992) and to focus on her relationship in later life with her assistant, Clifton Henderson, who died in 2006; Simone's daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, has since refuted the existence of a romantic relationship between Simone and Henderson on account of his homosexuality. Her father, Rev. Simone garnered a second nomination in the category in 1971, for her Black Gold album, when she again lost to Franklin for "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)". [14] Simone's mother, Mary Kate Waymon (née Irvin, November 20, 1901 – April 30, 2001),[15] was a Methodist minister and a housemaid. Muzyka, Muzyczne DVD. Simone later said that during this performance, her parents, who had taken seats in the front row, were forced to move to the back of the hall to make way for white people. [56], Throughout her career, Simone assembled a collection of songs that would later become standards in her repertoire. [76], Simone was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the late 1980s. [43] Lisa eventually reunited with Simone in Liberia, but, according to Lisa, her mother was physically and mentally abusive. 5 perfume commercial. "The House of the Rising Sun" was featured on Nina Simone Sings the Blues in 1967, but Simone had recorded the song in 1961 and it was featured on Nina at the Village Gate (1962). Often she was too drunk to sing or play the piano properly. [89], 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]. [92], 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".[93]. "Nina Simone: 'Are you ready to burn buildings? [64] She was a pianist, singer and performer, "separately, and simultaneously. [35] Like Malcolm X, her neighbor in Mount Vernon, New York, she supported black nationalism and advocated violent revolution rather than Martin Luther King Jr.'s non-violent approach. 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. In 1964, Simone changed record distributors from Colpix, an American company, to the Dutch Philips Records, which meant a change in the content of her recordings. "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. 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. from his 4:44 album which contained a sample of "Four Women" by Simone. In 2018, Simone was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[91] by fellow R&B artist Mary J. Sony Music. [45] Her choice of material retained its eclecticism, ranging from spiritual songs to Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl". 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". The end of Nina Simone seemed in sight. Simone said she "tried to kill him" but "missed". This DVD features the whole performance from 1976 as the main feature and is supplemented by bonus features of two tracks from her concert in 1987 and four from her final show in 1990. In 1967, Simone moved from Philips to RCA Victor. [28], Simone married a New York police detective, Andrew Stroud, in December, 1961. After her graduation, Simone spent the summer of 1950 at the Juilliard School as a student of Carl Friedberg,[18] preparing for an audition at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. "[52] 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. Her early experiences as a classical pianist had conditioned Simone to expect quiet attentive audiences, and her anger tended to flare up at nightclubs, lounges, or other locations where patrons were less attentive. 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. [109], 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"[110] — and which in July 2017 ran at the Young Vic, before being scheduled to move to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.[111].