Simone recorded a number of songs devoted to this irksome issue, to condemn fearlessly and acutely the social inequality and other vices of the public. She knew Martin Luther King personally and felt deeply this man’s assassination. Nina was rightfully considered one of the leading civil rights activists. It was the emotional side she paid attention to, its inner power drawing the listener’s and the singer’s heart. She did not care who the author was, or what genre the song belonged to. Nina Simone was always flexible when choosing a song to perform. The sixties were the moment of Nina’s highest glory as she releases such celebrated songs as To Be Young, Gifted and Black, I Put a Spell on You, Trouble in Mind, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Do What You Gotta Do, and Revolution, each one leading numerous ratings. In 1959 Nina produced her first nationwide hit, I Loves You Porgy, to peak second in rhythm-and-blues charts. It was classic jazz that she used for basis of her music with skilful addition of elements of many other trends. She began an active recording work and released one album after another. Bethlehem Records noticed the young talented girl and offered her a contract. Soon the audience could watch Nina as an actress, singer, dancer and pianist in one. Once she had tried playing piano and singing at the same time, she decided to combine them every time she gave a concert. She picked the Nina Simone stage name to pay tribute to her favorite actress Simone Signoret. After that, she stared her music career at night clubs. She managed to acquire education at one of the best music schools in New York, which was a miracle for an Afro-American girl. As a child, she desired to play piano and had no dream to become a singer. She was born in Tyron, North Carolina, 21 February, 1933. Nina Simone (Eunice Waymon) is an outstanding American singer with a notoriously difficult nature, exemplary devotion to art, and many-faceted talent.
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