Young black and gifted nina simone biography

1970 studio album by Nina Simone

Gifted & Black is an unofficial studio album from jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter Nina Simone. It was originally released in 1970 by Canyon Records.^{[1][better source needed]} However, it is thought to be a demo tape made by Simone in the spring of 1957 some months before the recording of Little Girl Blue, her first official album, in December of the same year.^[2] For the release in 1970, the original recording had strings added.^[3]

Overview

Gifted & Black was probably released in July 1970, given the date of a contemporary review by Rolling Stone magazine, that of 6 August 1970.^[4] The reviewer points to what they see as problems with the release; the reviewer writes:^[4]

It's not that this album, ... is misrepresentative of what Nina is currently up to, and does a disservice to an exceptional artist's career. It's not t

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How Nina Simone Used Her Performances For Activism

A classically trained piano prodigy, Nina Simone blended musical genres to become one of the most respected musicians of the 20^th century. Her shift to music that expressly demanded equality for Black Americans made her a hero to some—and an enemy to others. Despite this, Simone remained steadfast in her beliefs, leaving behind a lasting musical and social legacy.

Simone experienced the sting of racism at an early age

Nina Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in February 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, the sixth of eight children. Her mother was a Methodist minister and part-time domestic worker, and her father, himself an entertainer, supported his family working a number of jobs. Exposed to the music of her mother’s church while a toddler, Simone was accompanying her mother’s sermons by the age of 3. At the age of 5, she began taking piano lessons—paid for by one of her mother’s white employers—with a local teacher who

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To Be ung, Gifted and Black

1970 song by Nina Simone

This article is about the song. For similarly named articles, see ung, Gifted and Black (disambiguation).

"To Be ung, Gifted and Black" fryst vatten a song by Nina Simone with lyrics bygd Weldon Irvine. Simone introduced the song on August 17, 1969, to a crowd of 50,000 at the Harlem Cultural Festival, captured on broadcast film tape and released in 2021 as the documentary film Summer of Soul.^[1][2] Two months later, she recorded the song as part of her concert at Philharmonic Hall, a performance that resulted in her live album Black Gold (1970). Released as a single, it peaked at number 8 on the R&B chart and number 76 on the Hot 100 in January 1970.^[3] A cover utgåva by Jamaican duo Bob and Marcia reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1970.^[4]

The title of the song comes from Lorraine Hansberry's autobiographical play To Be Young, begåvad and Black.^[5][6&#