Nina Simone: the growing legacy...

[Mike]

Guardian has up a interesting news item on Nina Simone legacy

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Nina Simone: the growing legacy of a dazzling, defiant talent

. Over the last three years, there’s been an escalating appreciation not only of Nina Simone’s depth of talent, but of her defiant character. Attention for her work has been greatly amplified by Liz Garbus’s unflinching 2015 documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, as well as her richly deserved induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

Today, another step in her reassessment takes place. Simone’s childhood home has been named a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Fewer than 100 homes in the US have earned that designation. 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/19/nina-simone-home-national-treasure-north-carolina-recognition-legacy

 

 

 

[Soulsides]

Great article,Mike.

This is my favourite track of hers.

 

[Roburt]

In the Guardian article above, they select the 10 most defining tracks that Nina cut down the many years of her recording career ...  this was one of them ... her version of a Leonard Cohen song ....

10 of Nina Simone’s most defining tracks   --     #1.    Suzanne

This was cut for her 'To Love Somebody' album which came out in 1969. She also performed the song on many of the UK / European concerts she undertook in March / April 69 -- in fact she performed every song off that album during the tour. She played Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester & London dates here. Her main backing singer on that tour & on the recording session for the album was one DORIS WILLINGHAM  aka DORIS DUKE ...   

[Rick Scott]

On 20/06/2018 at 10:18, Soulsides said:

This is my favourite track of hers.

Would still like to know what you're favourite track by this wonderful singer is Soulsides seeing as the music video is blocked. 

Just For The Record Mine is Touching And Caring.

Ta Muchly, Rick

 

[Shinehead]

My fave by Nina