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Nina Simone (21 Feb 1933 - 21 Apr 2003)

Female Person - United States US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist

 Also known as (2)

Releases (344)

Official

Album

  1. Little Girl Blue 24 Jun 1958
  2. The Amazing Nina Simone 1959
  3. Forbidden Fruit 1961
  4. Nina Simone Sings Ellington 1962
  5. Broadway Blues Ballads Nov 1964
  6. Folksy Nina 1964
  7. Pastel Blues 1965
  8. I Put a Spell on You 1965
  9. Let It All Out 1965
  10. Wild Is the Wind 1966
  11. Nina Simone With Strings 1966
  12. Silk & Soul 1967
  13. Nina Simone Sings the Blues 1967
  14. High Priestess of Soul 1967
  15. To Love Somebody 1969
  16. Nina Simone and Piano! 1969
  17. Here Comes the Sun Sep 1971
  18. Nina Simone Sings Billie Holiday 1972
  19. Gospel According to Nina Simone 1973
  20. Baltimore 1978
  21. A Very Rare Evening 1979
  22. Fodder on My Wings 1982
  23. Nina’s Back 1985
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Album - Compilation

  1. Nina Simone and Her Friends: An Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm 1959
  2. Nina’s Choice 1963
  3. Ne me quitte pas 1967
  4. The Best of Nina Simone 1969
  5. The Best of Nina Simone 1970
  6. Ne me quitte pas 1971
  7. My Way 1972
  8. Ne me quitte pas 1972
  9. Songs of the Poets: Dylan, Harrison & Simone 1976
  10. Disque d’or 1976
  11. My Baby Just Cares for Me 1982
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Album - Live

  1. Nina Simone at Town Hall 1959
  2. Nina Simone at Newport 1960
  3. Nina Simone at The Village Gate 1962
  4. At Carnegie Hall 1963
  5. Nina Simone in Concert 1964
  6. ’Nuff Said! 1968
  7. Black Gold 1970
  8. Recorded Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1968 08 Mar 1972
  9. Right On! 1972
  10. In Concert: Emergency Ward! 1972
  11. It Is Finished 1974
  12. Nina Simone in Concert 1980
  13. Nina Simone Live 1984
  14. Let It Be Me May 1987
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Promotion

Album

  1. Live at Berkeley 1973
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Bootleg

Other

  1. Live in Antibes 19 Jul 1977
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Relationships (5)

Teachers

  1. Vladimir Sokoloff
  2. Carl Friedberg

Married

  1. Andy Stroud (1961 - 1971)

Siblings

  1. Sam Waymon

Children

  1. Lisa Simone

Recordings by (1,055)

  1. Central Park Blues 3:06 (24 Jun 1958)
  2. He Needs Me 2:30 (24 Jun 1958) hi fidelity mono
  3. Little Girl Blue 4:18 (24 Jun 1958)
  4. Love Me or Leave Me 3:22 (24 Jun 1958)
  5. Good Bait 5:28 (24 Jun 1958)
  6. Plain Gold Ring 3:52 (24 Jun 1958)
  7. I Loves You Porgy 4:10 (24 Jun 1958) hi fidelity mono
  8. My Baby Just Cares for Me 3:37 (24 Jun 1958)
  9. Mood Indigo 4:02 (24 Jun 1958) hi fidelity mono
  10. You’ll Never Walk Alone 3:47 (24 Jun 1958) hi fidelity mono
  11. Don’t Smoke in Bed 3:12 (24 Jun 1958) hi fidelity mono
  12. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) 3:02 (1959)
  13. You’ve Been Gone Too Long 2:11 (1959)
  14. Theme From “Middle of the Night” 2:30 (1959)
  15. Children Go Where I Send You 2:52 (1959)
  16. Chilly Winds Don’t Blow 2:46 (1959)
  17. That’s Him Over There 2:32 (1959)
  18. Stompin’ at the Savoy 2:10 (1959)
  19. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 3:32 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  20. Exactly Like You 3:14 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  21. The Other Woman 2:58 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  22. Under the Lowest 5:26 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  23. Summertime (instrumental) 2:54 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  24. Summertime (vocal) 2:43 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  25. Return Home 5:26 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  26. Fine and Mellow 3:26 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  27. Willow Weep for Me 3:14 (1959)
  28. Wild Is the Wind 3:27 (1959) live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
  29. You Can Have Him 5:52 (1959) live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
  30. Cotton Eyed Joe 2:53 (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  31. For All We Know 4:01 (1959) hi fidelity mono
  32. African Mailman 3:10 (1959) hi fidelity mono
  33. He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands 3:10 (1959) hi fidelity mono
  34. Blue Prelude 3:22 (1959)
  35. It Might as Well Be Spring 3:56 (1959)
  36. Can’t Get Out of This Mood 2:33 (1959)
  37. Solitaire 3:26 (1959)
  38. Porgy 5:11 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  39. Little Liza Jane 4:34 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  40. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To 5:25 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  41. Nina’s Blues 6:11 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  42. In the Evening by the Moonlight 6:10 (1960)
  43. Trouble in Mind 5:41 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  44. Flo Me La 7:12 (1960) live, 1960-06-30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  45. Rags and Old Iron 4:09 (1961)
  46. Where Can I Go Without You 2:51 (1961)
  47. Just Say I Love Him 6:37 (1961)
  48. Memphis in June 2:39 (1961)
  49. Work Song 2:36 (1961)
  50. Gin House Blues 3:04 (1961)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I Loves You Porgy 4:10 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  2. Good Bait 5:28 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  3. You’ll Never Walk Alone 3:47 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  4. Don’t Smoke in Bed 3:12 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  5. Love Me or Leave Me 3:22 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  6. Mood Indigo 4:02 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  7. He Needs Me 2:30 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  8. Central Park Blues 3:06 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  9. Little Girl Blue 4:18 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  10. Plain Gold Ring 3:52 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  11. My Baby Just Cares for Me 3:37 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) piano
  12. Under the Lowest 5:26 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  13. Summertime (vocal) 2:43 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  14. Wild Is the Wind 3:27 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  15. African Mailman 3:10 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  16. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) 3:02 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  17. That’s Him Over There 2:32 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  18. Blue Prelude 3:22 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  19. It Might as Well Be Spring 3:56 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  20. Can’t Get Out of This Mood 2:33 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  21. Exactly Like You 3:14 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  22. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 3:32 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  23. Solitaire 3:26 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  24. Summertime (instrumental) 2:54 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  25. Return Home 5:26 Nina Simone (1959) piano
  26. Cotton Eyed Joe 2:53 Nina Simone (1959) piano

Vocals

  1. Plain Gold Ring 3:52 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  2. I Loves You Porgy 4:10 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958) lead vocals
  3. Don’t Smoke in Bed 3:12 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  4. My Baby Just Cares for Me 3:37 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  5. Mood Indigo 4:02 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  6. He Needs Me 2:30 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  7. Little Girl Blue 4:18 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  8. Love Me or Leave Me 3:22 Nina Simone (24 Jun 1958)
  9. Stompin’ At the Savoy 2:10 Nina Simone (1959)
  10. Exactly Like You 3:14 Nina Simone (1959)
  11. Fine and Mellow 3:26 Nina Simone (1959)
  12. Children Go Where I Send You 2:52 Nina Simone (1959) lead vocals
  13. You’ve Been Gone Too Long 2:11 Nina Simone (1959)
  14. That’s Him Over There 2:32 Nina Simone (1959)
  15. Cotton Eyed Joe 2:53 Nina Simone (1959)
  16. For All We Know 4:01 Nina Simone (1959)
  17. Can’t Get Out of This Mood 2:33 Nina Simone (1959)
  18. Summertime (vocal) 2:43 Nina Simone (1959)
  19. Solitaire 3:26 Nina Simone (1959)
  20. The Other Woman 2:58 Nina Simone (1959)
  21. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) 3:02 Nina Simone (1959)
  22. Willow Weep for Me 3:14 Nina Simone (1959) lead vocals
  23. You Can Have Him 5:52 Nina Simone (1959) lead vocals
  24. Chilly Winds Don’t Blow 2:46 Nina Simone (1959)

Credited as (60)

  1. Nina Simone
  2. Nina Simone & Felix da Housecat
  3. Nina Simone, Simone, Laura Izibor & Ledisi
  4. Nina Simone vs. Groovefinder
  5. Wouter Hamel & Nina Simone
  6. The Songstress meet Nina Simone
  7. Valerie Simpson feat. Nina Simone
  8. Nina Simone & Hal Mooney
  9. Gregory Whitehead / Nina Simone
  10. Nina Simone feat. Joe Claussell
  11. Nina Simone with Studio Rio
  12. Felix da Housecat feat. Nina Simone
  13. Groovefinder vs. Nina Simone
  14. Kanye vs. Nina Simone
  15. Dinah Washington & Nina Simone
  16. George Gershwin / Nina Simone
  17. Nina Simone & London Zoo
  18. Ain’t No Love & Nina Simone
  19. Nina Simone & M.RUX
  20. Hazel Scott & Nina Simone
  21. Boy Edgar & Nina Simone
  22. Nina Simone and Jaffa
  23. Ella Fitzgerald / Nina Simone / Billie Holiday
  24. Mary J. Blige feat. will.i.am & Nina Simone
  25. Nina Simone, Felix da Housecat
  26. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill
  27. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill feat. The Fugees
  28. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill feat. Carlos Santana
  29. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill feat. John Forté
  30. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill feat. Nas
  31. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill feat. John Legend
  32. Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill / Amerigo Gazaway
  33. Miriam Makeba feat. Nina Simone
  34. Mocean Worker feat. Nina Simone
  35. Maria Bethânia with Nina Simone
  36. Nina Simone, Rudy Stevenson, Hal Mooney
  37. Nina Simone feat. darkDARK
  38. Nina Simone & Grooverider
  39. Nina Sinome
  40. Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk
  41. Nina Simone feat. Jimmy Bond & Albert “Tootie” Heath
  42. Nina Simone feat. Jimmy Bond & Albert Heath
  43. Kuku, Nina Simone & Fela Kuti
  44. Nina Simone & Joel Corry
  45. Nina Simone & Sofi Tukker
  46. Nina Simone & HONNE
  47. Nina Simone & Rudimental
  48. Nina Simone & Floorplan
  49. Nina Simone & Hot Chip
  50. Nina Simone & Riton
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Works (47)

Arranged

  1. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
  2. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
  3. Theme from Samson and Delilah

Wrote

  1. See‐Line Woman
  2. I Want More, Part 2
  3. Revolution
  4. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
  5. Blackbird
  6. Get By
  7. You Took My Teeth
  8. Blues for Mama
  9. When I Was in My Prime
  10. Compensation
  11. Old Jim Crow
  12. Oh Timbaland
  13. Stop This Flame

Composed

  1. Liberian Calypso
  2. Come Ye
  3. Images
  4. To Be Young, Gifted and Black
  5. Central Park Blues
  6. Nina’s Blues
  7. Backlash Blues
  8. Thandewye
  9. Mississippi Goddam
  10. Do I Move You?
  11. If You Knew
  12. I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
  13. African Mailman
  14. Under the Lowest
  15. Return Home
  16. Four Women
  17. Sealion additional
  18. Flo Me La
  19. Go Limp
  20. Real Real

Lyrics

  1. Real Real
  2. Liberian Calypso
  3. Thandewye
  4. Four Women
  5. Four African Women
  6. Go Limp additional
  7. Mississippi Goddam
  8. Do I Move You?
  9. If You Knew
  10. I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive
  11. Come Ye

Links (34)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.ninasimone.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899792d
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/nina_simone
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1160875
  4. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=112987
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91012203
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no91012203
  7. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6f19kpm
  8. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/nina-simone/
  9. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119082071

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4975/nina-simone/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Nina+Simone

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/532964

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/1513

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/10584

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000411761

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800510/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44486409

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174957

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/29

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/744
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7G1GBhoKtEPnP86X2PvEYO

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1684
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/79798

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nina_Simone_1965.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/2944824d-4c26-476f-a981-be849081942f

Online Communities

  1. http://high-priestess.com/

Social Networking

  1. https://plus.google.com/113386308307853606476
  2. https://twitter.com/NinaSimoneMusic
  3. https://www.instagram.com/ninasimone/
  4. https://www.facebook.com/nina.simone

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/ninasimone

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/ninasimone

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/NinaSimoneMusic