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1 online resource (461 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Prologue; 1. Called For and Delivered ~ June 1898-February 1933; 2. We Knew She Was a Genius ~ March 1933-August 1941; 3. Miss Mazzy ~ September 1941-August 1947; 4. We Have Launched, Where Shall We Anchor? ~ September 1947-May 1950; 5. Prelude to a Fugue ~ June 1950-May 1954; 6. The Arrival of Nina Simone ~ June 1954-June 1956; 7. Little Girl Blue ~ July 1956-December 1958; 8. A Fast Rising Star ~ 1959; 9. Simone-ized ~ 1960; 10. You Can't Let Them Humiliate You ~ January 1961-December 13, 1961; 11. Respect ~ December 14, 1961-December 1962; 12. Mississippi Goddam ~ 1963. |
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13. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ~ 196414. My Skin Is Black ~ 1965; 15. Images ~ 1966; 16. My Only Groove Is Moods ~ 1967; 17. Black Gold ~ 1968; 18. To Be Young, Gifted and Black ~ 1969; 19. I Have Become More Militant ~ 1970; 20. Definite Vibrations of Pride ~ 1971; 21. This Ain't No Geraldine Up Here ~ 1972; 22. Where My Soul Has Gone ~ 1973-1976; 23. I Am Not of This Planet ~ 1977-1978; 24. Loving Me Is Not Enough ~ 1979-1981; 25. Fodder on Her Wings ~ 1982-1988; 26. Nina's Back ... Again ~ 1989-1992; 27. A Single Woman ~ 1993-1999; 28. The Final Curtain ~ 2000-2003; Notes. |
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Nina Simone, Briefly, on CD/DVDBibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
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This biography tells the story of legendary jazz singer Nina Simone (1933-2003). Born in Tryon, NC, as Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Simone's childhood challenges as the youngest of seven children were significant, but not unique as a daughter of African American parents in the Depression-era South. Her musical gifts were extraordinary, however; largely self-trained, she went on to become one of the most prominent jazz peformers of the mid-twentieth century. Her music crossed into blues, gospel, Classical, and other genres as well. Particularly after recording Mississippi Goddamn as a response to th. |
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Simone, Nina, 1933-2003.
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Simone, Nina, 1933-2003. |
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Women jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women jazz singers. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Women singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women singers. |
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Singers. |
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African American singers -- Biography.
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African American singers. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Cohodas, Nadine. Princess Noire : The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, ©2002 9780807872437 |
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9780807882740 (electronic book) |
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0807882747 (electronic book) |
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