Nina Simone

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Real name: Eunice Kathleen Waymon
Born: February 21, 1933
Died: April 21, 2003
Country: United States
IPI: 00028790853 10 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Jazz singer, songwriter, pianist and arranger. Took the stage name of "Nina Simone" so that her mother wouldn't find out she was playing "devil's music".
Family: Lisa Simone Daughter
Andy Stroud Husband (1961-1970)

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Popular Originals

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

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Released on Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1964)

Covered by (168 artists)

Be My Husband

Pastel Blues

Released on Pastel Blues (1965)

Covered by (16 artists)

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Released on To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1969)

Covered by (20 artists)

Do I Move You?

Day and Night

Released on Day and Night (1967)

Covered by (21 artists)

Popular Covers by Nina Simone

The Other Woman

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Originally by Sarah Vaughan

Released on The Other Woman (1959)

Rich Girl

Baltimore

Originally by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Released on Baltimore (1978)

Mr. Bojangles

Here Comes the Sun

Originally by Jerry Jeff Walker

Released on Here Comes the Sun (1971)

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

Silk & Soul

Originally by Billy Taylor Trio

Released on Silk & Soul (1967)