What Happened Miss Simone
DOWNLOAD
Download What Happened Miss Simone PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get What Happened Miss Simone book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
What Happened Miss Simone
DOWNLOAD
Author : Alan Light
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2016-02-26
What Happened Miss Simone written by Alan Light and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'From her raging, handwritten letters to late-night phone calls with David Bowie, this biography gets up close and personal with the tempestuous Nina Simone' Observer Drawing on glimpses into previously unseen diaries, rare interviews and childhood journals, and with the aid of her daughter, What Happened, Miss Simone? tells the story of the classically trained pianist who became a soul legend, a committed civil rights activist and one of the most influential, provocative and least understood artists of our time. This is the story of the real Miss Simone.
What Happened Miss Simone Una Biografia
DOWNLOAD
Author : Alan Light
language : it
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
What Happened Miss Simone Una Biografia written by Alan Light and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
I Put A Spell On You
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nina Simone
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2003-09-04
I Put A Spell On You written by Nina Simone and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The inimitable, gorgeously talented Nina Simone (1933-2003)--the "high priestess of soul"--sets the story of her tumultuous, passionate life straight in I Put a Spell on You. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in small-town North Carolina, Nina Simone changed the face of both music and race relations in America. She struck a chord with bluesy jazz ballads like "Put a Little Sugar in My Bowl" and powerful protest songs such as "Mississippi Goddam" and "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," the anthem of the American Civil Rights movement. Here are the many lives and loves of Nina Simone, recounted in her unshakable voice.
Summary What Happened Miss Simone A Biography By Alan Light
DOWNLOAD
Author : Shortcut Edition
language : en
Publisher: Shortcut Edition
Release Date : 2021-06-25
Summary What Happened Miss Simone A Biography By Alan Light written by Shortcut Edition and has been published by Shortcut Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-25 with Business & Economics categories.
* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will discover how Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone. You will also discover : that she revolutionized the world of jazz and blues; that her life was marked by loneliness and fits of rage; that she was a victim of racism on several occasions; that she was a victim of domestic violence; that she was able to transcend her traumatic experiences thanks to the civil rights movement. Nina Simone was an outstanding blues and jazz artist. The one who didn't seem destined for rhinestones and glitter became a star in the late 1950s. Nevertheless, the artist led a very hard life, marked by loneliness, rejection and violence. However, she found the strength to live through the civil rights movement that animated the United States from 1954, even if it deeply affected her career. Despite this, Nina Simone remains etched in people's minds today as an exceptional artist. Are you ready to go behind the scenes of her life? *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
Nina Simone
DOWNLOAD
Author : Aurum Press, Limited
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11-14
Nina Simone written by Aurum Press, Limited and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-14 with Singers categories.
"The greatest female artist of the 20th century” – Elton John This first-ever biography of Nina Simone caused quite a stir among reviewers. “A chastening read”, said the Sunday Times; “Simone’s story is as harrowing as it is remarkable”, said the Yorkshire Post. No-one was quite prepared for the life story of the singer of such enduringly uplifting classics as “My Baby Just Cares for Me” turning out to be such a chilling litany of mental disorder, vile temper, terrible abuse at the hands of bad men, and a self-destructively hostile attitude all too often to the acolytes who came to see her perform. Brun-Lambert shows how Simone saw herself as a lifelong victim of racism, right from being turned down by the prestigious music school that would have enabled her to become a classical musician. Undiagnosed bipolar disorder, he argues, added to her torment. But it was her unforgettable voice, and, at best, her utterly magnetic performances, that kept people coming to a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s every time she was in residency, and the way she sang her hardest songs like “Mississippi Goddam”with such fire and fury that they became anthems of political change, and means so many people can only be curious about the real life of the mecurial woman behind the piano. David Brun-Lambert is a highly regarded French writer and broadcaster.
What Happened Miss Simone
DOWNLOAD
Author : Alan Light
language : en
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Release Date : 2016-02-09
What Happened Miss Simone written by Alan Light and has been published by Crown Archetype this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Inspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone’s life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life. Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, Light brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.
Princess Noire
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nadine Cohodas
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Princess Noire written by Nadine Cohodas and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone (1933-2003) began her musical life playing classical piano. A child prodigy, she wanted a career on the concert stage, but when the Curtis Institute of Music rejected her, the devastating disappointment compelled her to change direction. She turned to popular music and jazz but never abandoned her classical roots or her intense ambition. By the age of twenty six, Simone had sung at New York City's venerable Town Hall and was on her way. Tapping into newly unearthed material on Simone's family and career, Nadine Cohodas paints a luminous portrait of the singer, highlighting her tumultuous life, her innovative compositions, and the prodigious talent that matched her ambition. With precision and empathy, Cohodas weaves the story of Simone's contentious relationship with audiences and critics, her outspoken support for civil rights, her two marriages and her daughter, and, later, the sense of alienation that drove her to live abroad from 1993 until her death. Alongside these threads runs a more troubling one: Simone's increasing outbursts of rage and pain that signaled mental illness and a lifelong struggle to overcome a deep sense of personal injustice.
I Put A Spell On You
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nina Simone
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 1993-08-21
I Put A Spell On You written by Nina Simone and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08-21 with Music categories.
James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her generation. She has recorded forty-three albums, ranging from blues to jazz to folk, and her hits like "I Loves You, Porgy," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "I Put a Spell on You," and "Mississippi Goddam" have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music. Her song "Young, Gifted, and Black" became the anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and thrust her beyond international stardom into the center of activism. But such worlds as Simone's are not without their grim valleys: disastrous marriages, arrest and the threat of imprisonment, mental breakdown, poverty, and attempted suicide. She has survived these trials and continues to perform throughout Europe and the United States. With undiminished passion and in her unconquerable voice, this is Nina Simone's powerful memoir of her tempestuous life.
Art Of The Cut
DOWNLOAD
Author : Steve Hullfish
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2024-07-18
Art Of The Cut written by Steve Hullfish and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-18 with Performing Arts categories.
This is the second volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut book published in 2017. This follow-up text expands on its predecessor with wisdom from more than 360 interviews with the world’s best editors (including nearly every Oscar winner from the last 30 years). Because editing is a highly subjective art form, and one that is critical to the success of motion picture storytelling, it requires side-by-side comparisons of the many techniques and solutions used by a wide range of editors from around the world. That is why this book compares and contrasts methodologies from a wide array of diverse voices and organizes that information so that it is easily digested and understood. There is no one way to approach editorial problems, so this book allows readers to see multiple solutions from multiple editors. The interviews contained within are carefully curated into topics that are most important to film editors and those who aspire to become film editors. The questions asked, and the organization of the book, are not merely an academic or theoretical view of the art of editing but rather the practical advice and methodologies of actual working film and TV editors, bringing benefits to both students and professional readers. The book is supplemented by a collection of downloadable online exclusive chapters, which cover additional topics ranging from Choosing the Project to VFX. In addition to the supplementary chapters, access to the full-color, full-resolution images printed in the book—and other exclusive images—is included.
How It Feels To Be Free
DOWNLOAD
Author : Ruth Feldstein
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-26
How It Feels To Be Free written by Ruth Feldstein and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with History categories.
Winner of the Benjamin L. Hooks National Book Award Winnter of the Michael Nelson Prize of the International Association for Media and History In 1964, Nina Simone sat at a piano in New York's Carnegie Hall to play what she called a "show tune." Then she began to sing: "Alabama's got me so upset/Tennessee made me lose my rest/And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam!" Simone, and her song, became icons of the civil rights movement. But her confrontational style was not the only path taken by black women entertainers. In How It Feels to Be Free, Ruth Feldstein examines celebrated black women performers, illuminating the risks they took, their roles at home and abroad, and the ways that they raised the issue of gender amid their demands for black liberation. Feldstein focuses on six women who made names for themselves in the music, film, and television industries: Simone, Lena Horne, Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, and Cicely Tyson. These women did not simply mirror black activism; their performances helped constitute the era's political history. Makeba connected America's struggle for civil rights to the fight against apartheid in South Africa, while Simone sparked high-profile controversy with her incendiary lyrics. Yet Feldstein finds nuance in their careers. In 1968, Hollywood cast the outspoken Lincoln as a maid to a white family in For Love of Ivy, adding a layer of complication to the film. That same year, Diahann Carroll took on the starring role in the television series Julia. Was Julia a landmark for casting a black woman or for treating her race as unimportant? The answer is not clear-cut. Yet audiences gave broader meaning to what sometimes seemed to be apolitical performances. How It Feels to Be Free demonstrates that entertainment was not always just entertainment and that "We Shall Overcome" was not the only soundtrack to the civil rights movement. By putting black women performances at center stage, Feldstein sheds light on the meanings of black womanhood in a revolutionary time.