Miss Simone -

What Happened, Miss Simone? A daughter’s long view of her mother.

: To earn money for further classical training, she began playing in nightclubs in Atlantic City, adopting the stage name Nina Simone to hide her "sinful" secular music career from her religious mother. miss simone

: Born in North Carolina, she was a child piano prodigy. Her lifelong dream was to be the first Black female classical pianist, but she was famously rejected from the Curtis Institute of Music, a setback she attributed to racism. What Happened, Miss Simone

(born Eunice Kathleen Waymon) was a legendary American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist whose work spanned jazz, blues, classical, and gospel. Often referred to as the "High Priestess of Soul," she was a musical prodigy who used her platform to fight for racial equality during the 1960s. Musical Genius and Early Life : Born in North Carolina, she was a child piano prodigy