Nina Simone

Nina Sim maven was one of the most powerful singers of not save her time, whole if of all(prenominal) time. Her medi be sickion made tribe think, change and copy. In her melody, she made contri simplyions to the civil responsibilitys movement. She used and touched so many genres of music from Jazz all the way to modern day rap She had influenced unmeasured artists and passed with unwrap any acknowledgment or strike outfargon deserving of such an fearful arust. Eunice Kathleen waymon was born February 21, 1933, In Tyron North Carolina.She was an especially brilliant and geniused child. Eunice picked up music precise easily and nevertheless as a clarified child afterward audience a hymn only once could sing it perfectly. She was able to touch plano by ear at come on two and a half. she was the regular planlst every Sunday at perform by shape up five. at this age she was compared to Mozart. After seeing the talent in such a young child an older German lady, Muriel Massinovitch offered to teach young Eunice. Mrs. Masslnovltch, fearrd her pupil would soon surpass her as by age eight she could decipher musical scores, read and write music.Eunice awoke even more with the physiqueical composer, such as Bach, Bach made me present my ite to music. Eunice had her first brush with segregation at an early age ot twelve. Mrs Massinovitch was so proud of her talents she organized a tale to show of Eunice talents. Her parents very proudly sat in the first row however, before the recital started a white couple approached them for their seats. As was the law back wherefore the Waymons got up to move, at that point Eunice stated in front of everyone she would not guide If they were made to move.The white couple sat elsewhere and her parents visibly embarrassed took their seats and watched Eunice play.. After this Eunice would say by and by hearting back, tout ensemble of the sudden it seemed a dfferent world graduating In 1950 at the top of her class applied to the Curtis Institute. She received a letter in 1954 stating that they had rejected her. in that respect is speculation that it was because she was a women and because she was a black woman. whatever the reason an all white male jury had rejected Eunice this plagued her through her life.. Eunice changed her name to Nina Simone after playing a club in Philadelphia in1954. he got the Job to play plano her true love and was told by the manager she would ing or be out of a job thus her stage persona was borm She took the name Nina centre little one she said was nickname from a former yellowish brown and Simone for Simone Slgnoret In casque dOr. Nina married her manager Andy Stroud In 1901 and gave birth to daughter Lisa in 1962 She worked hard to support her family and endured abuse from her husband. Stroud controlled every aspect of Ninas life and career. She was hospitalized some(prenominal) times tor exhaustion.Andy told her that too many people relied on her so she co uldnt military issue a break and wouldnt even allow her to breast feed their daughter. It Is surmise that Nina had begun to have a mental Imoalance or a m Olsoraer nearly IYO/ out tnls was not connrmea. Nlnas songs were classified as Jazz, blues, gospel and even later r&b. All she has ever wanted to do was play chaste piano and consider any other music as inferior. Nina got mingled in the civil rights movement and her songs became anthems for not only the civil right movement but for the emerging feminist movement.Her song Mississippi demonic was written after she heard most four black girls that were killed difference to church by a bomb in Alabama. The songs lyrics are Alabamas got me so upset. Tennessee made me lose my rest. / But everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam/ draw dogs on my trail/ schoolchildren sitting in Jail/ Black cat across my path/ I think every day s going to be my last. The last lines are mfou dont have to live future(a) to me/Just give me my equa lity. Most radio stations refuse to play the song.The song sold well except in the south where it was boycotted and censored. more or less retailers return the record to the distributors after breaking each record in two. Although most of Ninas music chronicles the fight for equal rights and racial njustice her song quatern Women, not only spoke to the civil right movement but to feminist groups fighting for equal right for women. The song talks about one daughter being born out of a break of a slave and many black stations banned the song. They considered the song, an bruise to black women. Nina made sure to continue to fight for both causes not only in her music but she also cancelled fling dates to participate in protest concerts with many others most notably Langston Hughes who became one of Ninas best friends. Ninas music draws from spirituals, blues, folk, classical and even some traditional music. umteen of her songs have been redone and made popular by other artist fo r shell House of the Rising Sun this bothered her as she felt people didnt know where the songs came from. Although Nins instrument was a piano she felt that her voice was the only pure instrument.Many of her songs may have appeared to be filled with fire but many of her songs just have soul and no impatience for example l Hold No Grudge The words are, l hold no grudge/ There is no resentment undneath/lll report the laurel wreath and well be friends. Brooks also calls Simone the cultural artillery of the civil rights Nina Simone assed away April 21, 2003 in a small village in the south of France. Her death didnt cause much stir in the media European or American. It was said merely that a bad tempered but successful diva from the world of Jazz had passed away.That was about it On may 18th 2003 the Curtis Institute of music posthumously awarded Nina an honorary diploma for her contribution to the art of music. Nina was aware of the schools plan before her death but her family original the honor for her. It almost seems like at long last Simone achieved her net goal. To see what kind of mpact Nina Simone had on the world you need only look at todays popular artist from Norah Jones, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill and even Marilyn Manson, aim her as an influence. Her songs have been rerecorded over and over many people are fans and dont even know they are listening toa Nina Simone song. To have such a huge impact on such wide variety of artists is salient and hard pressed to match. I have long been a fan of Nina Simone. I myself used to be one of those saying,Oh this is a song of Nina Simone. upon hearing the song in a movie of a soundtrack. I began istening to her music and realized how unbelieving moving it is. Her songs and make you angry and then relax you in the next verse.