Eunice Kathleen Waymon atau lebih dikenal dengan nama Nina Simone (21 Februari 1933 - 21 April 2003) merupakan seorang penyanyi, pencipta lagu, dan pianis berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat yang menerima anugerah Grammy Hall of Fame dari Grammy Award dan telah dilantik di Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Dia dilahirkan di Carolina Utara. Berkarier di dunia musik dari tahun 1954 hingga 2003. Di dunia musik, ia sering dijuluki sebagai High Prestisius of Soul.

Nina Simone
Informasi latar belakang
Nama lahirEunice Kathleen Waymon
Lahir(1933-02-21)21 Februari 1933
Tryon, Carolina Utara
Amerika Serikat
GenreJazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, Folk, Gospel
PekerjaanPenyanyi
Pencipta lagu
Pianis
Penulis aransemen
Aktivis
Tahun aktif1954—2003
LabelRCA Victor, Philips, Bethlehem, Colpix, Legacy Recordings
Situs webwww.ninasimone.com

Diskografi

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Tahun Album Tipe Label Billboard
1958 Little Girl Blue Studio Bethlehem Records
1959 Nina Simone and Her Friends Studio Bethlehem
1959 The Amazing Nina Simone Studio Colpix Records
1959 Nina Simone at Town Hall Live and studio Colpix
1960 Nina Simone at Newport Live Colpix 23 (pop)
1960 Forbidden Fruit Studio Colpix
1962 Nina at the Village Gate Live Colpix
1962 Nina Simone Sings Ellington Live Colpix
1963 Nina's Choice Compilation Colpix
1963 Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Live Colpix
1964 Folksy Nina Live Colpix
1964 Nina Simone in Concert Live Philips Records 102 (pop)
1964 Broadway-Blues-Ballads Studio Philips
1965 I Put a Spell on You Studio Philips 99 (pop)
1965 Pastel Blues Studio Philips 8 (black)
1966 Nina Simone with Strings Studio (strings added) Colpix
1966 Let It All Out Live and studio Philips 19 (black)
1966 Wild Is the Wind Studio Philips 12 (black)
1967 High Priestess of Soul Studio Philips 29 (black)
1967 Nina Simone Sings the Blues Studio RCA Records 29 (black)
1967 Silk & Soul Studio RCA 24 (black)
1968 Nuff Said Live and studio RCA 44 (black)
1969 Nina Simone and Piano Studio RCA
1969 To Love Somebody Studio RCA
1970 Black Gold Live RCA 29 (black)
1971 Here Comes the Sun Studio RCA 190 (pop)
1972 Emergency Ward Live and Studio RCA
1974 It Is Finished Live RCA
1978 Baltimore Studio CTI Records 12 (jazz)
1980 The Rising Sun Collection ? Enja
1982 Fodder on My Wings Studio Carrere
1984 Backlash (Nina Simone album) Live StarJazz
1985 Nina's Back Studio VPI
1985 Live & Kickin Live VPI
1987 Let It Be Me ? Verve
1987 Live at Ronnie Scott's Live Hendring-Wadham
1993 A Single Woman Studio Elektra Records 3 (top jazz)
Additional
1969 A Very Rare Evening Live ?
1975 The Great Show Live In Paris Live RCA?
1997 Released ? RCA Victor Europe
2003 Gold Studio Remastered Universal/UCJ
2003 Anthology Compilation RCA/BMG Heritage
2004 Nina Simone's Finest Hour Compilation Verve/Universal
2005 The Soul of Nina Simone ? RCA DualDisc
2006 The Very Best of Nina Simone Compilation Sony BMG
2006 Remixed and Reimagined Remix Legacy/SBMG 5 (contemp.jazz)
2006 Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone Compilation/Live Compilation Deluxe
2006 Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit Remix RCA

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