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I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
Nina Simone
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Nina Simone
Age: 75 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: April 21
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Jazz Pianist
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon
High Priestess of Soul
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