Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, the concert pianist, singer, civil rights activist and international icon would go on to change culture itself with her peerless talent, fiery charisma, and unflinching ...

"Nina Simone: Four Women," Milwaukee Repertory Theater's new production, is neither a musical nor a revue. Instead, Christina Ham's play with substantial music dramatizes how Simone made civil rights ...

Was there ever a performer who looked - or sounded - remotely like Nina Simone? A classically trained pianist and reluctant singer, she created an extraordinary mash-up of jazz, gospel, R&B, blues, ...

Nina Simone was one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues music during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933, her musical career spanned over 30 years until her ...

The post Nina Simone’s 1966 Newport Jazz Festival Performance to Be Released as Live Album appeared first on Consequence. A newly-discovered recording of Nina Simone’s performance at the 1966 Newport ...

OPINION: She may not possess the technical ability of Whitney or the gospel power of Aretha. But no one is better at using their voice to reach into the depths of your spirit like Nina. The first time ...

Ironically, the Beatles’ “Revolution” isn’t about a revolution — or is it? At different points, the lyrics promote and criticize the idea of a revolution. Above all, the track is ambivalent — while ...

It was a bloody Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963 that inspired the singer and pianist Nina Simone’s famous protest song, “Mississippi Goddam ...

John Lennon was listening to a Nina Simone song before co-writing The Beatles’ “Michelle.” John said The Beatles’ “Michelle” would have been different if it was written solely by Paul McCartney.