Show Notes

Nina Simone is ranked #21 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and released over 40 albums in her lifetime. But back when Simone was an 18-year-old pianist, she was rejected from music school. She faced doubt, racism and abuse at every turn. Then she found her voice.

Major sources for this episode include:
1) PBS: “How Nina Simone reinvented herself after a rejection from classical music conservatory”
2) New Yorker: “A Raised Voice: How Nina Simone turned the movement into music”
3) Inquirer: “Curtis Institute and the case of Nina Simone”
4) ninasimone.com
5) Doc: What Happened Miss Simone?

Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music

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