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I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else's. That's always been my dream.
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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Singer-Songwriter
Tryon
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon
High Priestess of Soul
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