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The turbulent life of soul icon Nina Simone will be chronicled in Netflix's new documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? Soundtracked by Simone's iconic tracks 'Feeling Good' and 'Don't Let Me Be ...

"Inspired by the critically acclaimed 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 ...

*Legendary recording artist and black power icon Nina Simone has been reborn in 2015. With her music resurfacing, being quoted at the Oscars and a few documentaries arising, many are wondering about ...

*Directed by Liz Garbus, the documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?“ is currently streaming on Netflix, and explores the artist’s powerful presence at her concerts, her civil rights activism and ...

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Nina Simone’s voice is instantly identifiable, but her life story is less well known. She was a classically trained pianist in the south, a prodigy in fact, who became a hugely popular jazz performer.