Nina Simone

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

Nina Simone was an influential American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist renowned for her powerful blend of jazz, blues, classical, and soul music.

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American musician → blues musician → civil rights activist → human → jazz musician → pianist → singer → songwriter → soul musician →
activeYearsEnd	2000s →
activeYearsStart	1950s →
alsoKnownAs	High Priestess of Soul →
awardReceived	Grammy Hall of Fame Award → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction →
birthName	Eunice Kathleen Waymon →
causeOfDeath	breast cancer →
child	Lisa Simone Kelly →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1933-02-21 →
dateOfDeath	2003-04-21 →
educatedAt	Juilliard School →
ethnicGroup	African American →
gender	female →
genre	blues → classical music → gospel → jazz → rhythm and blues → soul →
honor	Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 → Posthumous honorary degree from the Curtis Institute of Music →
influenced	Alicia Keys → Aretha Franklin → Jeff Buckley → John Legend → Lauryn Hill → Mary J. Blige →
influencedBy	Bach → classical music →
instrument	piano → vocals →
language	English →
movement	American civil rights movement →
notableAlbum	High Priestess of Soul → Little Girl Blue → Nina Simone Sings the Blues → Nina Simone in Concert → Pastel Blues → Silk & Soul → Wild Is the Wind →
notableWork	Baltimore → Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair → Feeling Good → Four Women → I Loves You, Porgy → I Put a Spell on You → Mississippi Goddam → My Baby Just Cares for Me → Ne Me Quitte Pas → Sinnerman → To Be Young, Gifted and Black →
occupation	arranger → civil rights activist → composer → pianist → singer →
placeOfBirth	Tryon, North Carolina, United States →
placeOfDeath	Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France →
religion	Christianity →
residence	France → Liberia → New York City → Switzerland →
spouse	Andrew Stroud → Donald Ross →
stageName	Nina Simone →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Times They Are a-Changin' →	hasCoverVersionBy
Lover (jazz standard) →	hasNotablePerformer
Nice Jazz Festival →	hasParticipant
Billie Holiday →	influenced
Verve Records →	notableArtist
New Day →	sampledArtist
Nina Simone →	stageName