Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a fifteen-time Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.
Nina Simone was not just a singer, she was a obeah woman, working her melodies like magic, bewitching her listeners into a world of honeyed soul and sometimes wild eclecticism. Her legend is of a temperamental musical genius, after her death it was revealed that her often unstable behavior was a direct result of Bi-Polar disorder, but the same erratic energy that may have made her a difficult to be around, also made her a music so compelling. Her ability to go from 0 to 100 in less than 5 seconds makes listening to her music an experience.
There was many great singers during the 20th century, some technically better than Simone, but no one could sing a song like Nina, she is and will always be in a league of her own. All Hail The High priestess of Soul.
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