Nina Simone

by Kerry Acker

Published 1 October 2003
A brief biography of the High Priestess of Soul and her music From Bach to Billie Holiday, Gershwin to Bob Dylan, Nina Simone (1933-2003) melded a wealth of outwardly incom-patible influences into her own peerless style. Simone's debut album in 1958 won her stardom that was to last for forty-five years and is likely to continue for decades to come.