Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 ? April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone (/?ni?n? s??mo?n/), was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rnb, gospel, and pop. Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, one of eight children.
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