
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was a fifteen-time Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style is characterized by intense passion, a loose vibrato, and a slightly androgynous timbre, in part due to her unusually low vocal range which veered between the alto and tenor ranges (occasionally even reaching baritone lows). Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by a bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-1960s, but was kept secret until 2004. Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974. Songs she is best known for include "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put a Spell on You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Sinner Man", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", "Strange Fruit", "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" and "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl". Her music and message made a strong and lasting impact on African-American culture, illustrated by the numerous contemporary artists who cite her as an important influence (among them Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Jeff Buckley, and Lauryn Hill), as well as the extensive use of her music on soundtracks and in remixes.
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James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, “This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it.” Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her generation. She has recorded forty-three albums, ranging from blues to jazz to folk, and her hits like “I Loves You, Porgy,” “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “I Put a Spell on You,” and “Mississippi Goddam” have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music. Her song “Young, Gifted, and Black” became the anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and thrust her beyond international stardom into the center of activism. But such worlds as Simone’s are not without their grim valleys: disastrous marriages, arrest and the threat of imprisonment, mental breakdown, poverty, and attempted suicide. She has survived these trials and continues to perform throughout Europe and the United States. With undiminished passion and in her unconquerable voice, this is Nina Simone’s powerful memoir of her tempestuous life.
Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to label. She recorded extensively in soul, jazz, and pop and was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. She has subsequently been labelled as a soul singer in terms of emotion, rather than form. Her repertoire included jazz standards, gospel and spirituals, classical music, folk songs of diverse origin, blues, pop, songs from musicals and opera, African chants as well as her own compositions. Nina Simone Piano Songbook Volume 1 contains authentic piano and vocal transcriptions of 15 of her best-known songs, including Feeling Good, I Put a Spell On You, Sinnerman and My Baby Just Cares For Me, with guitar chord boxes. Ain t Got No, I Got Life My Baby Just Cares For Me Feeling Good I Put A Spell On You I Loves you Porgy Don t Let Me Be Miss Understood The Look Of Love I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl Do I Move You Do What You Gotta Do To Be Young, Gifted and Black Since I Fell For You Nobody s Fault But Mine I Think It s Going to Rain Today Sinnerman Times They Are A Changin Mr Bojangles Here Comes The Sun To Love Somebody
These poems are reflective of emotions that men and women have felt at some point in their lives while in a relationship.
Digital Sheet Music of Don't ExplainPerformed by: Nina Simone
De briljante zangeres Nina Simone werd ondanks haar grote talent gedwarsboomd door haar eigen innerlijke tegenstellingen. Op het podium voelde en gedroeg Simone zich vrij en ongeremd. Tegelijkertijd had ze veel moeite haar artistieke ambitie te verenigen met haar toewijding aan de politieke burgerrechtenstrijd. In combinatie met haar grillige temperament leidde dit tot destructieve relaties, niet alleen met haar fans, maar ook met haar geliefde en dochter.Alan Light schreef op basis van jarenlange diepgaande research deze definitieve biografie. Hij gebruikte onder meer niet eerder gepubliceerde opnames van interviews. En zo ontstaat het beeld van de soms verdrietige en vaak verbijsterende wirwar van Nina Simones ware leven, een beeld dat Simone zelfs in haar eigen autobiografie nooit heeft willen tonen.Het resultaat is een aangrijpend, eerlijk en fascinerend portret.
Digital Sheet Music of Feeling GoodComposed by: Anthony George Newley;Leslie BricussePerformed by: Huff & Herb;Michael Buble;Muse;Nina Simone
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Digital Sheet Music of Turn Me On Composed John D. Loudermilk Performed Nina Simone;Norah Jones
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by Nina Simone
by Nina Simone
Paroles et partitions pour piano (note à note et accords) + un CD audio contenant deux enregistrements de chaque titres. Une démo complète et une version sans piano pour vous permettre de jouer accompagné.Titres : Ain't Got No - I Got Life; Don't Explain; I Wish I Knew How It Would; Feel To Be Free; My Baby Just Cares For Me; The Other Woman; Satin Doll; Wild Is The Wind
by Nina Simone
21 short stories filled with erotic fantasies and desires. These stories are meant to spark your imagination with the intent to fulfill your sexual needs with your partner or by yourself. One who seeks an adventure shall have fun, one who seeks excitement shall have an adventure.
by Nina Simone
Digital Sheet Music of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Performed Nina Simone
by Nina Simone
Digital Sheet Music of The Other Woman Performed Nina Simone