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Black Music Month Spotlight: Nina Simone

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June 6, 2016
I never really listened to Nina Simone until a few years ago. I was familiar with her name, knew her voice a bit especially from samples in hip hop (Common, Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West & Jay-Z). Then I listened to Nina Simone, and I have yet to slow down. Nina is a complicated figure in music history, in part because
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Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable… With Love” at 25

“I was just ready.” In 1991, after more than 15 years in the music industry, Natalie Cole dug into her roots and found the biggest success of her career. The one thing Natalie Cole avoided early on in her career was her father’s music, she was determined to be her own musician. She achieved

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