Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares For Me Special Extended Smoochtime Version

4 All the music lovers Nina Simone, ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn, (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. She worked in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R B, gospel, and pop. The sixth child of a preacher s family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a wellreceived audition. Simone said she later found out from an insider at Curtis that she was denied entry because she was So as to fund her continuing musical education and become a classical pianist, she began playing in a small club in Philadelphia where she was also required to sing. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and her rendering of I L