Eunice Kathleen Waymon

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American musician blues musician civil rights activist human jazz musician pianist singer songwriter soul musician

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist renowned for her powerful blend of jazz, blues, classical, and soul music.

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Eunice Kathleen Waymon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician ⓘ
blues musician ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
soul musician ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs High Priestess of Soul ⓘ
birthName Eunice Kathleen Waymon self-link ⓘ
causeOfDeath breast cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-02-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-04-21 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Waymon ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
folk ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName Eunice ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableAlbum Little Girl Blue ⓘ
Nina Simone in Concert ⓘ
notableWork Feeling Good ⓘ
Four Women ⓘ
I Put a Spell on You ⓘ
Mississippi Goddam ⓘ
My Baby Just Cares for Me ⓘ
Sinnerman ⓘ
To Be Young, Gifted and Black ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tryon, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
stageName Nina Simone ⓘ

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Nina Simone → birthName → Eunice Kathleen Waymon ⓘ
Eunice Kathleen Waymon → birthName → Eunice Kathleen Waymon self-link ⓘ