Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nina Simone, singer-songwriter, activist, was a force to be reckoned with. Her explosive lyrics were quickly followed by ...

The childhood home will feature historically accurate furnishings and more reflecting Simone's time in the house. The childhood home of Nina Simone has been restored into a historic landmark of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The building where iconic singer, musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born in Tryon will undergo restoration as a ...

She had been the toast of New York City’s pop scene for all of two years, but Nina Simone was already cementing her legend as a no-nonsense diva. There she was onstage at the Apollo Theater in ...

Nina Simone was a complicated woman. That complexity was one of many things about her that launched her to stardom as one of the most revered and beloved jazz and R&B singer/songwriters of her ...

Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina, born 93 ...

While Nina Simone’s legacy echoes through her music, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is preserving the physical space that helped shape the iconic singer’s life and artistry—her ...

Portland blues and gospel singer LaRhonda Steele, backed by guitarist Adrian Martin and his sextet, will perform their annual “I Put a Spell on You” tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Nina ...

Geva Theatre’s production of Nina Simone: Four Women is, in true Geva fashion, one that both entertains and provokes deep introspection. This powerful play by Christina Ham takes audiences on an ...

The building where iconic singer, musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born in Tryon will undergo restoration as a historic site after gaining protection under a preservation easement.

Nina Simone, singer-songwriter, activist, was a force to be reckoned with. Her explosive lyrics were quickly followed by rapid-fire staccato on her piano. At other times, Simone was a sultry ...