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  2. Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Wikipedia

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    "Backlash Blues," one of Simone's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes. "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," based on a song by Simone's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics. "The House of the Rising Sun" was previously recorded live by Simone in 1962 on Nina at the Village ...

  3. Little Girl Blue (album) - Wikipedia

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    A: Little Girl Blue – already appeared on single as a B-side / B: Non-album track; previously appeared on the Nina Simone and Her Friends (1960) compilation album 1962 August "My Baby Just Cares for Me" / "He Needs Me" A: Little Girl Blue / B: Little Girl Blue – already appeared on single as a B-side

  4. Little Girl Blue (song) - Wikipedia

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    Nina Simone (whose 1958 debut album Little Girl Blue was named after the song) [27] Frank Sinatra – Songs for Young Lovers (1954) [28] Sarah Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows (1958) [29] Margaret Whiting – this charted briefly in 1947 [30] Nancy Wilson - Hello Young Lovers (1962) [31] Pinky Winters ...

  5. Nina Simone discography - Wikipedia

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    Nina Simone's life as a recording artist can be divided into three phases: early period (1957–64, corresponding to her albums with Bethlehem and Colpix); middle period (1964–74, corresponding to her albums with Philips and RCA); and late period (1974–2003, corresponding to her time either without a recording contract or with a multitude of different contracts).

  6. Nina Simone's lost set at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival ...

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    Nina Simone fans have a reason for feeling good: A previously unreleased recording of the legendary artist's set at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1966 is being released. Verve Records and UMe ...

  7. Nina Simone - Wikipedia

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    She sang "Backlash Blues" written by her friend, Harlem Renaissance leader Langston Hughes, on her first RCA Victor album, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967). On Silk & Soul (1967), she recorded Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and "Turning Point". The album 'Nuff Said!

  8. 'Nuff Said! (Nina Simone album) - Wikipedia

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    It was first recorded by Simone on her debut album Little Girl Blue. "Do What You Gotta Do", written by Jimmy Webb, is a studio recording, also issued as the B-side to "Ain't Got No, I Got Life". [2] It is used in the film Bridget Jones's Diary and it appears in the second soundtrack album.

  9. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Wikipedia

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    "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for American singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone, who recorded the first version in 1964 for her album Broadway-Blues-Ballads. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been covered by many artists.