American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist.
Born: 21 February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA.
Died: 21 April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (aged 70).
Nina was giving piano recitals after playing at her local church at an early age. Her childhood piano lessons were funded by her mother's employer and a local fund set up by her music teacher, so impressed were they by her talent.
She moved to Philadelphia aged 17, teaching piano and playing to raise the money for her studies at New York's renowned Juilliard School Of Music. To fund her family she worked in a bar in Atlantic City where she was also required to sing and built up a devoted following.
She recorded Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy" which became a US Top 20 hit and transported her to a bigger stage, performing at Carnegie Hall and the Newport Jazz Festival.
Her repertoire went on to embrace numerous civil rights anthems, a movement for which she was a passionate and prominent supporter. She left the US in the 1970s, moving first to Barbados, and some other places, including Africa and the Netherlands, before eventually settling in France where she died from cancer in 2003.
She won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Mother of Lisa Simone.
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June 29, 2002
Hestia
Sopot, Pomeranian Voivodeship, PolandHer last performance; she passed away in her sleep on April, 21st, 2003.
1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
2. Mississippi Goddam
3. Sea Lion Woman([traditional] cover)
4. Four Women
5. God Bless the Child(Billie Holiday cover)
6. I Loves You, Porgy(George Gershwin cover)
May 5, 2002
Cavea dell'Auditorium, Parco della Musica
Rome, Lazio, Italy1. Milestones(Miles Davis cover)
2. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
3. Every Time I Feel the Spirit([traditional] cover)
4. Do I Move You?
5. Sea Lion Woman([traditional] cover)
6. So What(Miles Davis cover)
7. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
8. I Loves You, Porgy(George Gershwin cover)
9. Mississippi Goddam
10. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
11. Four Women
12. Ne me quitte pas(Jacques Brel cover)
13. My Baby Just Cares for Me(Walter Donaldson cover)
April 13, 2002
Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United States1. Here Comes the Sun(The Beatles cover)
+ James Taylor and Sting2. Ne me quitte pas(Jacques Brel cover)
August 26, 2001
Bishops Court
Clyst Saint Mary, England, United Kingdom1. Amazing Grace(John Newton cover)
2. Every Time I Feel the Spirit([traditional] cover)
3. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
4. Here Comes the Sun(The Beatles cover)
5. Just Like a Woman(Bob Dylan cover)
6. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
7. Mississippi Goddam
July 27, 2001
Fox Theatre
Detroit, Michigan, United StatesJuly 23, 2001
Benaroya Hall
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 19, 2001
The Chicago Theatre
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesJuly 15, 2001
Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, California, United StatesJuly 7, 2001
Villa Montalvo
Saratoga, California, United StatesJuly 3, 2001
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon, United StatesIncomplete setlist
1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
2. Here Comes the Sun(The Beatles cover)
3. Mississippi Goddam
June 28, 2001
Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United States1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
2. Just Say I Love Him(Rodolfo Falvo cover)
3. Mississippi Goddam
4. My Baby Just Cares for Me(Walter Donaldson cover)
June 23, 2001
D.A.R. Constitution Hall
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesJune 11, 2001
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, California, United StatesJune 8, 2001
Palais des Congrès
Paris, Île-de-France, FranceNovember 19, 2000
Wiltern Theatre
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
2. My Baby Just Cares for Me(Walter Donaldson cover)
3. Four Women
November 13, 2000
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California, United States1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)([traditional] cover)
2. Dedication
3. Here Comes the Sun(The Beatles cover)
4. Images
5. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
6. Get Up, Stand Up(The Wailers cover)
7. Four Women
8. Mississippi Goddam
9. I Loves You, Porgy(George Gershwin cover)
10. My Baby Just Cares for Me(Walter Donaldson cover)
November 13, 2000
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2000
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
Miami, Florida, United StatesNovember 3, 2000
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesOctober 30, 2000
Bass Concert Hall
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American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist.Born: 21 February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA.Died: 21 April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France... Read the full biography on this page.
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