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Nina Simone

Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

‘Blackbird’: how Nina Simone’s first writing credit defines her entire career

“You’ll never love again.”

Kelly Murphy
Feb 1, 2025
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

What was the last song Nina Simone recorded?

Final thoughts from a legendary peacemaker.

Kelly Murphy
Jan 14, 2025
Cassette Tape - Tape - Music - General - 2023

What was the first album released on cassette tape?

Beginning of a new era.

Lauren Hunter
Jan 12, 2025
The Story Behind The Song- Nina Simone - 'Missippi Goddam'

The Story Behind The Song: Nina Simone’s anger in ‘Mississippi Goddam’

“I tried to make myself a gun…”

Will Howard
Jan 11, 2025

“I tried to uphold that”: Eric Burdon on how Nina Simone inspired him to be more political

“That impressed me.”

Reuben Cross
Jan 1, 2025
Kazuo Ishiguro - Sir Kazuo Ishiguro - Japanese born British writer - screenwriter - musician - short-story writer

‘Keeper of the Flame’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the greatest love song ever written

An evocative number.

Tom Phelan
Dec 28, 2024
Jessica Pratt - 2024 - Samuel Hess

The Nina Simone performance Jessica Pratt hails as a masterpiece: “It’s really heavy and beautiful”

An icon.

Emily Swingle
Dec 24, 2024
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

Nina Simone’s ‘Four Women’: Giving the marginalised a voice, no matter the consequences

“The truth hurts.”

Kelly Murphy
Dec 20, 2024
David Gilmour - 2024 - Anton Corbjin

The soul track David Gilmour called “just magic”

“She was a wild woman.”

Ben Forrest
Dec 19, 2024
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

The musician who inspired Nina Simone to dedicate her “life to music”

“Technically perfect.”

Reuben Cross
Dec 11, 2024
Nina Simone - Singer

The classical artist whose music Nina Simone thought was “better than sex”

“A master.”

Kelly Murphy
Dec 6, 2024
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

The song Nina Simone thought should’ve been “the next Black national anthem”

“You need to know these words.”

Kelly Murphy
Nov 30, 2024

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