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Monday, February 26, 2007

Best Singers of All Time Part 7

Nina Simone is one of the most influental and covered singers of the 20th century. Simone is impossible to define she has sung everything from Jewish traditional numbers to big band music. All Music Guide has a bio on this remarkable artist.

Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair mp3

Sinnerman mp3

Feeling Good mp3

4 comments:

  1. Sinnerman and Feeling Good are my two all time favorite Nina Simone somgs. I have a collection of her works and really get into just listening to her for periods of time.

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  2. Oh, and here is a Jeopardy Question:

    What movie used Nina Simone's Sinnerman within the film?

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  3. I got turned onto her by Greg Dulli of the Twilight Singers. He did a great cover of Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair. Here is a Youtube video of a live version.

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  4. I had to google the answer.

    The Thomas Crown Affair.

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