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Nina Simone

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Real name
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
Born
February 21, 1933
Died
April 21, 2003
Country
United States
IPI
00028790853 11 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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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
August 1965 (2 artists)
April 1967 Wendy Saddington & the Copperwire
 REC March 1965 (5 artists)
Originally by Anthony Newley REL, The Urchins PRF
1963 (4 artists)
April 1967 Heather Bishop
April 1967 (3 artists)
February 1967 (3 artists)
April 1967 (2 artists)
February 1967 (23 artists)
October 1964 (178 artists)
Sampled by Lil Wayne
Don't Take All Night Nina Simone November 1964 Unverified
 REL February 1967 (8 artists)
Originally by Dee Dee Warwick REC
August 1965 (2 artists)
May 1961 (10 artists)
1965 (23 artists)
1967 (7 artists)
February 1967 Malia
Hey Buddy Bolden Nina Simone 1962 Unverified
September 1971 Simone [US]
November 1964 Wouter Hamel & Nina Simone [sampled]
Sampled by Wouter Hamel & Nina Simone [sampled]
February 1967 (3 artists)
April 1966 (3 artists)
December 1965 (2 artists)
February 1967 Ledisi
February 1967 (2 artists)
It Be's That Way Sometime Nina Simone 1967 Unverified
March 1965 (3 artists)
February 1967 (7 artists)
1964 (8 artists)
August 1968 (5 artists)
April 1967 Meshell Ndegeocello feat. Toshi Reagon
March 1965 Mathilde Santing
June 1966 Jeff Buckley
The Backlash Blues Nina Simone April 1967 Unverified
October 1969 (22 artists)
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) Nina Simone October 1968 Unverified

Covers by Nina Simone

Title Performer Release date Originally by
October 1968 James Rado and Company PRF, Walker Daniels, Steve Dean, Marijane Maricle, Gerome Ragni, Arnold Wilkerson and The Company REC,REL, Walker Daniels, Gerome Ragni, Steve Dean, Arnold Wilkerson and the Company PRF
September 1971 Evie Sands
August 3, 1993 Rod McKuen
1978 Randy Newman
  1966 (unknown), Doretta Morrow, Richard Oneto & Chorus PRF, Peggy Lee REC
August 1965 [Prisoners of Mississippi State Penitentiary's Parchman Work Camp]
Covered by (16 artists)
December 1959 John Jacob Niles
July 1959 Casa Loma Orchestra, Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers
November 1965 O'Jays
December 1961 Oscar Brown, Jr.
February 1967 Chuck Berry and His Combo
i December 1961 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
  July 1959 Johnny Long and His Orchestra REC, Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra BRD
1966 Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.
December 1965 Memphis Minnie
1967 The Association
July 1959 Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers
July 1959 Henry Whitter
Covered by (2 artists)
1969 Bee Gees, I Califfi
December 1959 Dykes' Magic City Trio
Dambala Nina Simone 1974 Unverified
1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
December 1965 Billie Holiday
1971 Nina Simone
Sampled by Common
January 1959 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra
August 1968 Johnny Rivers
Sampled by Kanye West
November 1965 Teri Thornton
Erets Zavat Chalav Nina Simone 1964 Unverified
1969 Jonathan King
1978 Quincy Jones
  1992 Nan Wynn PRF, Benny Goodman Quintet - Vocal Chorus by Peggy Mann REC
  December 1959 Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman PRF
1966 Weintraubs Syncopators REC, Marlene Dietrich - Begl.: Fr. Holländer und seine Jazz-Symphoniker BRD,REL, Marlene Dietrich
  March 1965 Cy Grant PRF, Anthony Newley REL
Sampled by (5 artists)
December 1959 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
  February 1960 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
1985 Frank Sinatra
1974 Ike & Tina Turner
May 1961 Bessie Smith
  2005 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra REC, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REL, Marlene Dietrich BRD
i January 1959 Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
  January 1959 Peggy Lee with "Big 7" (Matty Matlock's Dixielanders) BRD, Peggy Lee with Orchestra directed by Harold Mooney REC,REL
September 1971 The Beatles
February 1960 Rev. F. W. McGee
December 1961 Shannon Bolin with Milton Kaye and His Orchestra
December 1961 Ashley and Foster
February 1968 Bee Gees
June 1966 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
  1969 (unknown), Dick Powell PRF, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain REC
  1962 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
May 1961 Billie Holiday with Billy Kyle and His Trio
August 3, 1993 Georges Brassens et sa guitare
  January 1959 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan REC,REL,PRF
I Love To Love Nina Simone May 1961 Unverified
2008 "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
1997 Margaret Whiting
April 1967 Lil Green
1960 (unknown)
  October 1968 Bee Gees REC, Ronnie Burns REL
1965 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland
  June 1969 Boz [GB] REL, Bob Dylan REC
1972 George Harrison
1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
1969 Julius LaRosa
  July 1959 Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
July 1962 Bessie Smith
Covered by (74 artists)
1967 Billy Taylor Trio, Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
  December 1961 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orch. REL, Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday PRF
September 1971 Bob Dylan
June 1969 Bob Dylan
May 1961 Enzo Fusco, (unknown)
1974 Gilbert Bécaud, Jill Corey with Jimmy Carroll
  June 1966 Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra REL, Hope Foye PRF
January 1959 Gloria Grafton
1960 Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band
August 3, 1993 Frank Sinatra - Music arranged & Conducted by Don Costa
2005 The Jenkins Family
  January 1959 Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
1967 (unknown)
Covered by Glen Bonham
August 3, 1993 Rod McKuen
  May 1961 Hoagy Carmichael PRF, Betty Jane Bonney with Orchestra REL
January 1959 The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
  September 1971 Jerry Jeff Walker REL,REC
  January 1959 Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Arthur Jarrett REC, Eddie Cantor BRD
1978 Judy Collins
  April 1967 Helen Jepson REL, Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC
  2005 Hildegarde with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik REC, Bob Chester and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Betty Bradley REL, Gertrude Lawrence PRF
1972 The Chiffons [US1], Billy Preston
September 1971 Claude François, Frank Sinatra
March 1965 Jacques Brel avec François Rauber et son orchestre
September 1971 Mama Cass Elliot
  November 1964 Sarah Vaughan REL, Sammy Davis Jr. PRF
November 1964 Arthur Collins
  June 1960 Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
1969 Blind Willie Johnson
May 1961 Billie Holiday
1973 Richie Havens
2008 Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]
September 1971 The 5 Stairsteps & Cubie
August 3, 1993 Barbra Streisand
1966 Bessie Smith - Orchestra accompanied by Buck and His Band
1964 Carola Neher mit Orchester REL, Roma Bahn PRF, Lotte Lenya
January 1959 Kitty White
October 1968 Bee Gees
  1966 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF
May 1961 Ronnie Chapman
February 1969 The Beatles
Covered by Nina Van Horn
1978 Daryl Hall & John Oates
i 1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
October 1969 Aretha Franklin
November 1964 Katherine and Christine Shipp
2008 Prince
July 1964 Leadbelly
April 1967 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson
  August 1965 Wiliam Clauson and His Guitar with John Gregory and His Group REC, The Sensational Nightingales REL
Sampled by Talib Kweli
July 1959 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
November 1964 Dorothy Sarnoff
  1966 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL, Dennis King & Vivienne Segal PRF
1987 Janis Ian
July 1959 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
August 1965 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
  December 1959 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
October 1968 Tony Pastor and His Orchestra
  May 1969 Judy Collins REL, The Stormy Clovers PRF
2005 Tennessee Ten (Original Memphis Five), Anna Meyers and Original Memphis Five
October 1968 (unknown), Wiseman Sextet, Heavenly Gospel Singers
July 28, 1998 Aaron Neville
August 1965 Billie Holiday
Sampled by Faithless
1966 Nat "King" Cole
1978 Jaye P. Morgan with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
July 1959 Peggy Lee
December 1965 (unknown), Bob Dylan
1969 Jacques Brel, Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliott, Alice Whitfield
1978 Tony Joe White
August 3, 1993 Irene Dunne
1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
November 1964 Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Vocal by Fredda Gibson
  1967 Dusty Springfield REL, Stan Getz REC
The Look of Love [Madison Park vs Lenny B Remix] Nina Simone [Madison Park vs Lenny B Remix] (Nina Simone) May 2008 Unverified
1966 Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra
i Theme from “Samson and Delilah” - Live at Carnegie Hall Nina Simone July 1963 Unverified
  August 3, 1993 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Di Vito REC, Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REL
November 1959 Sarah Vaughan
  1974 Steppenwolf REL, John Kay, Sparrow REC
June 1969 Bob Dylan
July 1963 (unknown), Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
  December 1965 Alice Faye BRD, Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bob Godet REC,REL
  1991 Boz [GB] REL, Bob Dylan REC
February 1968 Bee Gees
March 1965 Jean-Claude Pascal - Orchestre direction : Léo Chauliac, Charles Aznavour
1960 Thelma La Vizzo
1999 Jack Payne & His Band
1967 Mark Dinning
May 1969 (unknown), The Limeliters
June 1970 Ko Ko Taylor
February 2008 Melanie
July 1964 Mrs. Texas Gladden
1971 (unknown)
May 1961 Peggy Lee and Victor Young and His Singing Strings
  1969 Marcia Henderson PRF,REL
  February 1970 Judy Collins REL, The Strawbs featuring Sandy Denny REC
  December 1959 Johnny Mathis PRF, Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra REL
July 1963 Johnny Mathis - Orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith
July 1959 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
May 1961 Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.
1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
December 1959 Fran Warren
  1960 Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Cool REC, Dinah Shore with Orchestra conducted by Paul Wetstein REL
i   January 1959 Christine Johnson with Carousel Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau PRF,REL
July 1959 Brother John Sellers

Web Covers by Nina Simone

Sampled songs

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Single Woman Nina Simone August 3, 1993 Elektra
A Single Woman [Reissue] Nina Simone 2008 Elektra
Baltimore Nina Simone 1978 CTI Records
Black Gold Nina Simone February 1970 RCA Victor
Broadway...Blues...Ballads Nina Simone November 1964 Philips
Emergency Ward! Nina Simone 1972 RCA Victor
Folksy Nina Nina Simone July 1964 Colpix Records
Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone May 1961 Colpix Records
Forbidden Fruit [Reissue] Nina Simone 2005 EMI
Here Comes the Sun Nina Simone September 1971 RCA Victor
High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone February 1967 Philips
In Concert Nina Simone 1964 Philips
I Put a Spell on You Nina Simone March 1965 Philips
It Is Finished Nina Simone 1974 RCA Victor
Let It All Out Nina Simone December 1965 Philips
Let It Be Me Nina Simone 1987 Verve Records
Little Girl Blue Nina Simone January 1959 Bethlehem Records
Live at Berkeley Nina Simone 1973 Stroud
Live in Europe Nina Simone 1972 Trip
Ne me quitte pas Nina Simone 1971 Musidisc
Nina at Newport Nina Simone 1960 Colpix Records
Nina at the Village Gate Nina Simone December 1961 Colpix Records
Nina at Town Hall Nina Simone December 1959 Colpix Records
Nina's Back! Nina Simone 1985 VPI Records
Nina Simone Nina Simone 1971 UpFront Records
Nina Simone and Friends Nina Simone, Chris Connor, Carmen McRae February 1960 Bethlehem Records
Nina Simone and Piano! Nina Simone 1969 RCA Victor
Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Nina Simone July 1963 Colpix Records
Nina Simone Sings Ellington! Nina Simone 1962 Colpix Records
Nina Simone Sings the Blues Nina Simone April 1967 RCA Victor
Nina Simone with Strings Nina Simone 1966 Colpix Records
Nuff Said! Nina Simone October 1968 RCA Victor
Pastel Blues Nina Simone August 1965 Philips
Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times Nina Simone 1997 RCA
Silk & Soul Nina Simone 1967 RCA Victor
Sugar in My Bowl Nina Simone July 28, 1998 RCA
Tell It Like It Is - Rarities and Unreleased Recordings: 1967-1973 Nina Simone February 2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
The Amazing Nina Simone Nina Simone July 1959 Colpix Records
The Best of the Colpix Years Nina Simone 1992 Roulette Jazz
To Love Somebody Nina Simone June 1969 RCA Victor
Wild Is the Wind Nina Simone June 1966 Philips

Performances also appear on

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
Black Orchid Malia January 13, 2012 EmArcy
Celebrating Nina - A Reggae Tribute to Nina Simone various artists March 18, 2022 Ghetto Youths
Independently Blue - Le canzoni di Nina Simone Laura Fedele 2005 Auditorium [IT]
Jazz Piano Tribute to Nina Simone Piano Tribute Players November 19, 2013 CC Entertainment
Just Like a Woman (Hymn to Nina) Barb Jungr March 10, 2008 Linn
Ledisi Sings Nina Ledisi July 23, 2021 BMG Rights Management
Little Girl Blue from Nina Simone Sonia Wieder-Atherton September 15, 2014 Naïve [FR]
Morgan James Live from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Morgan James December 4, 2012 Epic
Nina Kellylee Evans September 2010 Plus Loin Music
Nina Xiu Xiu December 3, 2013 Graveface Records
Nina Revisited - A Tribute to Nina Simone various artists July 10, 2015 Revive
Nina Van Horn Sings Nina Simone Nina Van Horn March 2017 Wolf Productions
Pour une âme souveraine - A Dedication to Nina Simone Meshell Ndegeocello October 2012 Naïve [FR]
Remembering Nina & Abbey Aga Zaryan November 12, 2013 Parlophone
Round Nina - A Tribute to Nina Simone various artists November 2014 Verve Records
Saffronia Lyambiko February 22, 2008 Sony Classical
She Put a Spell on Me - Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone Kim Nalley 2006 CE Jazz & Blues
Simone on Simone Simone [US] May 13, 2008 Koch Records
Sledge Sings Simone Debbie Sledge July 10, 2020 Inner Adventures
Slow Days with Nina The Walkabouts 2003 Shingle Street
To Nina… Live at Birdland Natalie Douglas March 21, 2005 (self-released)
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