num_pages: 181
description: 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.
language: English
title: I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone
titlecomplete: I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone
genres: Biography, Womens, Music, Race, African American, Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1745
publisher: Da Capo Press