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Nina Simone

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

Which musical did Nina Simone adapt her song ‘Ain’t Got No, I Got Life’ from?

A powerful message of resilience.

Kelly Murphy
Oct 30, 2024
Angel Olsen - 2023

The women who inspired Angel Olsen: “I love listening to her”

Influences that can be heard.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 17, 2024
Revolution- The booming songs Nina Simone wrote for the civil rights movement

Revolution: The booming songs Nina Simone wrote for the civil rights movement

An defiant activist.

Ben Forrest
Oct 15, 2024
Why Nina Simone may have been the most eclectic performer in popular music of the 20th century

The Thoughts of a Phenom: The five best songs written by Nina Simone

“Can’t you see it? Can’t you feel it?”

Kelly Murphy
Oct 3, 2024
Completely inspired- The Nina Simone song written the day after Martin Luther King Jr was murdered

The Nina Simone song written the day after Martin Luther King Jr was murdered

“Extremely powerful.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Sep 19, 2024
Nina Simone - Singer

What makes Nina Simone such an emotional singer?

How Simone achieved intense passion and deep sorrow.

Kelly Murphy
Aug 25, 2024
Debbie Harry - Blondie - 1980s

“Brings back good memories”: Debbie Harry’s favourite songs from the 1960s

The Blondie frontwoman has a brilliantly eclectic taste in music.

Jordan Potter
Aug 21, 2024
Nina Simone - Singer - Musician

Who was the ‘Sinnerman’ in the classic Nina Simone song?

“Don’t you know I need you, Lord?”

Guy Howie
Aug 10, 2024
Bob Dylan

The artist validated Bob Dylan as a songwriter: “The kind of artist I loved”

Everything a performer should have been.

Tim Coffman
Aug 2, 2024
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

“You had to hear Nina”: the Nina Simone song that defined an era of activism

A vitally important song…

Ben Forrest
Jul 20, 2024
Nina Simone - Singer

“Existential and political protestations”: the transcendental vocal evolution of Nina Simone

True dedication to greatness.

Kelly Murphy
Jul 13, 2024
St Vincent - 2021 - Anne Erin Clark - Zackery Michael

St Vincent on her favourite Nina Simone song: “A ghost on her shoulder”

A classic.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jul 3, 2024

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