Compiled from her RCA years of the late 1960s and early 1970s, this 16-track collection of Nina Simone performances includes a dozen unreleased songs, along with "Sunday in Savannah," "Why (The King of Love Is Dead)" and "Mississippi Goddam," recorded the night following the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ever since the HBO Six Feet Under commercial, I've been hooked on Nina Simone. Such a distinctive voice. How great would it have been to be at this concert? Besides the obvious power of her performance, that retro backdrop is rad!
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the problem with even a medium-sized music collection is all those great songs you never listen to for whatever reason. I keep a playlist of songs with low playcounts to help me hear songs I might not remember to listen to. My top recovered song from the last few days is Nina Simone singing Ain't got No from the Hair soundtrack. I have fond personal memories of that song, and I don't know if Id...
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