Princess Noire : the Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone.

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Author / Creator:Cohodas, Nadine.
Imprint:Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (461 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146026
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ISBN:9780807882740
0807882747
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Summary:This biography tells the story of legendary jazz singer Nina Simone (1933-2003). Born in Tryon, NC, as Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Simone's childhood challenges as the youngest of seven children were significant, but not unique as a daughter of African American parents in the Depression-era South. Her musical gifts were extraordinary, however; largely self-trained, she went on to become one of the most prominent jazz peformers of the mid-twentieth century. Her music crossed into blues, gospel, Classical, and other genres as well. Particularly after recording Mississippi Goddamn as a response to th.
Other form:Print version: Cohodas, Nadine. Princess Noire : The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, ©2002 9780807872437

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