Portland blues and gospel singer LaRhonda Steele, backed by guitarist Adrian Martin and his sextet, will perform their annual “I Put a Spell on You” tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Nina ...

As part of a yearlong celebration of Nina Simone’s 90 th birthday, a newly discovered recording from the Tryon, North Carolina-born singer’s performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival is set for ...

Tennis star Venus Williams is adding her name to the growing list of celebrities trying to help preserve the North Carolina childhood home of music icon and activist Nina Simone. The 650-square-foot ...

Fans now get to hear Nina Simone’s revered set at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival. On Friday (July 21) Verve Records released You’ve Got To Learn, a six-song album containing live recordings of ...

This image released by Verve Records/UMe shows Youve Got To Learn." by Nina Simone. (Verve Records/UMe via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – Nina Simone fans have a reason for feeling good: A previously ...

For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving his own. As the grandson of jazz and soul legend Nina Simone and the son of singer and actress Lisa ...

The art of Nina Simone is the art of transformation. This becomes abundantly clear on “You’ve Got To Learn,” a previously unreleased concert recording from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. Ken ...

For a certain segment out there, I imagine that Jay-Z’s song “The Story of O.J.” introduced them to Nina Simone (born Eunice Waymon). The song samples her famous 1966 song “Four Women,” released on ...

Socially conscious black troubadours such as William Warfield, Harry Belafonte, Odetta and many others were challenging the U.S. government's questionable policies on numerous things including war, ...

Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker’s distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples. By David Renard Songs to put you in the mood. By John White, Wendy Dorr, ...