Nina Simone
- MatchNina Simone
- 100%Billie Holiday
- 93%Aretha Franklin
- 92%Sarah Vaughan
- 90%Etta James
- 87%Ella Fitzgerald
- 67%Dinah Washington
- 54%Louis Armstrong
- 50%Roberta Flack
- 49%Carmen McRae
- 49%Madeleine Peyroux
Biography
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, 21 February 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, USA, d. 21 April 2003, Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. An accomplished pianist as a child, Eunice Waymon made her public debut at the age of 10 in her native North Carolina. She later moved to Philadelphia and studied at New Yorks Juilliard School Of Music but left in 1954 after struggling to make headway in the tradition bound classical music world. Her rejection by the prestigious Curtis Institute was a... Read more