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The High Priestess of Soul

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone was a Grammy Award-nominated African American singer, songwriger, pianits, arrager and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid 1960s, but was kept secret until 2004 after her death. Nina Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974. Songs she is best known for include "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put a Spell on You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and many more. Her music and message made a strong and lasting impact on culture and the many audiences she touched.

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