My interview on Reclaimed Soul on @Vocalo, a Chicago-based radio show is up on @Soundcloud. I am in the very beginning of the show. Enjoy!
A rare find on Twitter today via @DandridgeDaily, audio of Dorothy Dandridge introducing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. circa 1963. You know I’m going to look into this further, right?
Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Here she explains what she considers to be the “definition of an artist”.
Nina Simone explains what she considers to be the “definition of an artist”.