Princess Noire : the tumultuous reign of Nina Simone / / Nadine Cohodas.
A complete account of the triumphs and difficulties of the brilliant and high-tempered Nina Simone, whose distinctive voice and music occupy a singular place in the canon of American song. One of eight children in a proud North Carolina black family, the prodigiously talented child was trained in cl...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 449 p. :; ill., ports. |
| Notes: | Originally published in 2010 by Pantheon Books. |
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Table of Contents:
- Called for and delivered : June 1898-February 1933
- We knew she was a genius : March 1933-August 1941
- Miss Mazzy : September 1941-August 1947
- We have launched, where shall we anchor? : September 1947-May 1950
- Prelude to a fugue : June 1950-May 1954
- The arrival of Nina Simone : June 1954-June 1956
- Little girl blue : July 1956-December 1958
- A fast rising star : 1959
- Simone-ized : 1960
- You can't let them humiliate you : January 1961-December 13, 1961
- Respect : December 14, 1961-December 1962
- Mississippi goddam : 1963
- Don't let me be misunderstood : 1964
- My skin is black : 1965
- Images : 1966
- My only groove is moods : 1967
- Black gold : 1968
- To be young, gifted and black : 1969
- I have become more militant : 1970
- Definite vibrations of pride : 1971
- This ain't no Geraldine up here : 1972
- Where my soul has gone : 1973-1976
- I am not of this planet : 1977-1978
- Loving me is not enough : 1979-1981
- Fodder on her wings : 1982-1988
- Nina's back-- again : 1989-1992
- A single woman : 1993-1999
- The final curtain : 2000-2003.