Nina Simone was a singer, pianist, and force of nature. Born in Tryon, North Carolina, in 1933, she was classically trained but fused jazz, blues, gospel, and folk into a sound uniquely her own.

The Grammy and Oscar-nominated documentary "What Happened, Nina Simone?" depicts the musician's downward spiral. NPR's Michel Martin interviews daughter Lisa Simone Kelly and director Liz Garbus.

The great singer/songwriter/pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone set the music world on its ear in the ’50s and ’60s with incomparable live and recorded performances. Although she disliked ...

I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Nina Simone and over time becoming friends with her. I have never met a more talented or complicated person in my life. Nina could be little girl blue; ...

Cara Robertson shares the song that helping her get through these times - Nina Simone's cover of the 1970 hit O-o-h Child. The Pandemic Separated Her From Her Sick Mom. Nina Simone Helped Her Cope ...

The North Carolina home of singer, pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone has sold. Now the new owners are trying to figure out how to... New Owners Work To Preserve Legacy Of Nina Simone's ...

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund completed the restoration of the iconic North Carolina home, with plans to ...

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