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Born on this Day: Nina Simone


"Mississippi Goddam" was written and performed by Nina Simone in 1964. It was a response to the murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

The story goes that Nina Simone was scheduled to perform at the Village Gate in Greenwich Village just days after the bombing. Tensions were high, and the audience was expecting a typical evening of jazz standards. However, Nina Simone took to the stage and performed "Mississippi Goddam" for the first time. The song was a powerful and unapologetic statement against racial injustice, and it stunned the audience into silence. Some reports even suggest that a few patrons left the venue in protest.

Simone's boldness in addressing social and political issues through her music, especially during a time of intense racial segregation and civil rights struggles, solidified her reputation as both a talented musician and a fearless activist. "Mississippi Goddam" remains one of her most enduring and powerful songs, serving as a testament to her commitment to using her art to advocate for change.

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https://bi.org/en/articles/famous-bis-nina-simone

[projazznet]

Nina Simone – Emergency Ward!

Emergency Ward! is a 1972 album released by Nina Simone. The title of the record is rendered as “Emergency Ward” on the record label itself, but as “Emergency Ward!” on the cover sleeve. The sleeve also bears the text “Nina Simone in Concert”. The album is considered to be Simone’s statement on the Vietnam War and has been described as “consistently thrilling” by AllMusic’s Mark Richardson.

Choral Group – Bethany Baptist Church Junior Choir of South Jamaica, New York Orchestrations – Weldon J. Irvine, Jr. Nina Simone – vocals, piano

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[cartermagazine]

Tday In History Nina Simone, known as the “High Priestess of Soul,” was born in Tryon, NC, on this date February 21, 1933. Nina Simone studied classical piano at the Juilliard School in New York City. 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.” In the 1960s. Simone became known as the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. She wrote “Mississippi Goddam” in response to the 1963 assassination of Medgar Evers and the Birmingham church bombing that killed four young African American girls. She also penned “Four Women,” chronicling the complex histories of a quartet of African American female figures, and “Young, Gifted and Black,” borrowing the title of a play by Hansberry, which became a popular anthem. After the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Simone’s bassist Greg Taylor penned “Why (The King of Love Is Dead),” which was performed by the singer and her band at the Westbury Music Festival. “So while you’re imitating Al Capone, I’ll be Nina Simone and defacating on your microphone” - Lauryn Hill CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #ninasimone #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6_gx-uDzA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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📡 #NinaSimone. New York, January 1965. 👁 #AlfredWertheimer #CarnegieHall #ListeningToImages (at Carnegie Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmlvlN7Ilr2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Feeling Good by De Rode Olifant https://flic.kr/p/2otd4NV

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Nina Simone #art #artistsoninstagram #artlovers #acrylicpainting #blackandwhite #creativelancashire #contemporaryart #expression #galleryuk #ninasimone #ninasimoneartchallenge (at Accrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CphD76YIoKs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistersofthenight]

Miss Nina Simone. High Priestess of Soul.

[djianhead]

Favorite finds of the past year! Can’t call these digs but I greatly appreciate the IG fam, record show vendors, discogs sellers and great stores like @digvinylportland that all supplied these in 2022. Next Pullin from the Stacks mix will highlight all of these later this week! #records #bestrecordsof2022 #oliversain #ninasimone #brianbennett #taniamaria #vinyl #allvinyl #kingjamesversion (at San Pedro, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWuUy-JV1-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[bidotorg]

Remembering one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and a passionate activist throughout her life, Nina Simone. ⁠

[projazznet]

Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue

Little Girl Blue: Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club is the debut studio album by Nina Simone. Recorded in late 1957, it was eventually released by Bethlehem Records in February 1959. Nina Simone – vocals, piano Jimmy Bond – bass Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums

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Nina Simone Sings The Blues-Nina Simone

1-Do I Move You?

2-Day and Night

3-In The Dark

4-Real Real

5-My Man's Gone Now

6-Backlash Blues

7-I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl

8-Buck

9-Since I Fell For You

10-The House of The Rising Sun

11-Blues For Mama

1967

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[daletraeng]

Check out all the song lyrics by Nina Simone