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Peggy Lee recorded "Just in Time" in 1958 on Jump for Joy. [3] Blossom Dearie recorded the song in 1959 on Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green. A recording of the song made by Tony Bennett on September 19, 1956 [4] was a minor hit in 1956. Lena Horne - on Give the Lady What She Wants (1958) [5] Frank Sinatra - for his album Come Dance with Me ...
She is the subject of Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone, a one-woman show first performed in 2016 at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool—a "deeply personal and often searing show inspired by the singer and activist Nina Simone" [124] —and which in July 2017 ran at the Young Vic, before being scheduled to move to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre ...
A worldbeat album, Fodder on My Wings features an array of styles that reflect the "cultural dislocation" of Simone's time living in Liberia, Trinidad, Switzerland and Barbados. [6] According to critic John Lewis, "there are Afro-Cuban horn blasts, African drums and intense Caribbean rhythms, along with some very 1980s-sounding flirtations with ...
Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the time, from Elvis to Nina Simone.
Nina Simone at the Village Gate is a live album by singer Nina Simone. Released in early 1962, it was her third live album for Colpix (and sixth album overall). The album was recorded at The Village Gate , a nightclub in Greenwich Village , New York in late March 1961, nearly a year before it saw release. [ 1 ]
I Put a Spell on You is a studio album by American singer, songwriter, arranger and pianist Nina Simone. Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City , it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 chart [ 5 ] and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart . [ 6 ]
These tracks would appear on the contemporary album Nina Simone and Her Friends (1960) and as singles (either A-sides or B-sides) over the period of 1959-1962. The British Parlophone label as part of their 'Bethlehem Series' issued in 1962 a single called "The Intimate Nina Simone", with "I Loves You, Porgy" added to the three tracks. [26]
Excited about I just produced the debut ... O’Connor. John Lennon. Emmylou Harris. Nina Simone. Suzanne Vega. Paul Simon. ... 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here. Show comments ...