Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), also known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and "I love you Porgy" became a smash hit in America in 1958.. Over her career, Simone recorded over 40 albums, mostly between 1958 — when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue — and 1974.
Her original style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular her first inspiration, classical composer Bach, and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in characteristic low tenor. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality, and as she felt that pop music was inferior.
Genres: Jazz, blues, R&B, folk, gospel
- After You've Gone
- Ain't Got No, I Got Life
- Ain´t Got No I´ve Got Life
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Feeling Good
- House of the Rising Sun
- I Put Spell On You
- I Shall Be Released
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
- Isn't It A Pity
- Just Like A Woman
- Lilac Wine
- Little Girl Blue
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- My Way
- Ne Me Quitte Pas
- Ready To Sing
- Stars
- To Love Somebody
- Trouble In Mind
- Wild Is The Wind
- You Don't Know What Love Is
Nota: Atualizado em 11/11/2016
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