I am giving thanks for freedom today and the happiness I experience in my life. I am also giving thanks for the pictures right behind me....well kind of behind me on the side...right on my wall to my right. The one in particular that gives me inspiration is the three pictures right next to each other of SISTA NINA SIMONE! It's a wonderful image of beautiful vocalist who sung from her soul!
A Few Facts about Nina Simone
- Her birth name is Eunice Kathleen Waymon
- known as The High Priestess of Soul
- Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums
- she made her debut with Little Girl Blue)
- She began playing piano at the age of 3
- Her concert debut, a classical piano recital, was made at the age of twelve.
- At her debut concert, her parents, who had taken seats in the front row, were forced to move to the back of the hall to make way for Caucasian people.
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