Nina Simone
Jazz / Blues
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and activist. She generally is classified as a jazz musician, although she disliked that categorization herself; and her work also has been described as covering the blues, rhythm and blues, classical, and soul. Her vocal style is characterized by passion, breathiness, and tremolo.
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