“Judy Garland had white – we had Nina,” said comedian Richard Pryor.
Nina Simones honey -sweet, slightly nasal voice is an integral part of the American civil rights movement – “1 wish i knew how it would feel to be free” still tears your heart today, “to be young, poison and black” is still a manifest Joy of life.
She had wild bar blues on it as well as Variete-Läusel and jazz experiments-sometimes she brought all of this and even more on a single plate.
“Once I heard her sing a song in French. I didn’t understand a word, but it still touched tears, ”says Mary J. Blige, who played Simone in a film. “Then she continued with ‘Mississippi Goddam’ and it sounded like a gospel, even though she condemns the system into it. Nina could just sing everything, Basta. “
- Birthday: February 21, 1933 († April 21, 2003)
- Golden moments: “Mississippi Goddam”, “Four Women” ,, I wish i knew how it would get to be free “
- Inspiration for: Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright
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