Nina Simone was a complicated woman. That complexity was one of many things about her that launched her to stardom as one of the most revered and beloved jazz and R&B singer/songwriters of her ...

This is FRESH AIR. In April, the late singer, songwriter and pianist Nina Simone will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In anticipation, two compilations of Simone's early singles have ...

When John Lennon introduced his multiple versions of the politically charged “Revolution” to the Beatles, it sowed seeds of discord among the Fab Four, worldwide, and more specifically, Nina Simone.

"Nina Simone: Four Women," Milwaukee Repertory Theater's new production, is neither a musical nor a revue. Instead, Christina Ham's play with substantial music dramatizes how Simone made civil rights ...