Etta James (1/25/1938 – 1/20/2012) #ettajames #idrathergoblind #montreux
Happy Birthday, @janisjoplin!
#janisjoplin
(Pictured backstage at the Fillmore East with #ninasimone and #michaeljpollard, circa 1969)
Happy Birthday, @janisjoplin!
#janisjoplin
(Pictured backstage at the Fillmore East with #ninasimone and #michaeljpollard, circa 1969)
“Here comes the sun, little darlin’…” – #ninasimone #herecomesthesun #beatles #georgeharrison – Live in Montreux, 1990
“Don’t let him handle me with his hot hands…” – #ninasimone #ilovesyouporgy #porgyandbess – Live in Antibes, 1965
“My baby just cares for me…” – #ninasimone #mybabyjustcaresforme – 🎨 by PAW
58 years ago today — December 25th, 1965 — #ninasimone gave a rousing concert at Mickery Theatre in Loenersloot, Netherlands
“You’ve got to clean your brain…” – #ninasimone #revolution – 📸 by Jim Cavanagh
#mlk
Happy Birthday, @ettajamesofficial! She would have been 86 years young today! #ettajames #heavenlybirthday
#ninasimone
📷 by Ian Showell
#ninasimone performing at the Hilton Hotel ballroom in Pittsburgh for the Walt Harper Jazz Workshop on 12/27/1968 — 55 years ago today!
📷 by Charles “Teenie” Harris
#ninasimone performing at the Hilton Hotel ballroom in Pittsburgh for the Walt Harper Jazz Workshop on 12/27/1968 — 55 years ago today!
📷 by Charles “Teenie” Harris
#ninasimone performing at the Hilton Hotel ballroom in Pittsburgh for the Walt Harper Jazz Workshop on 12/27/1968 — 55 years ago today!
📷 by Charles “Teenie” Harris
“Asking me…kill them now or later?” – #ninasimone #piratejenny – Live at Drury Lane, 1977
Charles Mingus (4/22/1922 – 1/5/1979) #charlesmingus
On January 16th, 1965, Nina Simone attended and performed at the funeral service for her dear friend, Lorraine Hansberry. The service was held at the Presbyterian Church of the Master in Harlem.
Lorraine’s work inspired Nina and Weldon Irvine to pen the song, “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.”
On January 16th, 1965, Nina Simone attended and performed at the funeral service for her dear friend, Lorraine Hansberry. The service was held at the Presbyterian Church of the Master in Harlem.
Lorraine’s work inspired Nina and Weldon Irvine to pen the song, “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.”
Verve Records is honored to receive a 2024 #ClioMusic Award for “Mississippi Goddam (Live at Newport 1966)” by @ninasimone.
Inspired by the graphic diversity of protest signs from the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, “Mississippi Goddam” was animated by Paris-based director and illustrator @bernard.nevil using a mixture of kinetic typography, illustration, and digital hand-drawn lettering. Other symbols of protest and participation — placards and pasteboards, campaign pins, and posters — illustrate how Simone’s iconic protest anthem is regrettably still relevant today.
Thank you @clioawards and be sure to watch the full video now – link in bio!
