Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone

Contents

Contents Prologue 3 1. Called For and Delivered ~ June 1898–February 1933 5 2. We Knew She Was a Genius ~ March 1933–August 1941 16 3. Miss Mazzy ~ September 1941–August 1947 29 4. We Have Launched, Where Shall We Anchor? ~ September 1947–May 1950 39 5. Prelude to a Fugue ~ June 1950–May 1954 48 6. The Arrival of Nina Simone ~ June 1954–June 1956 60 7. Little Girl Blue ~ July 1956–December 1958 71 8. A Fast Rising Star ~ 1959 80 9. Simone-ized ~ 1960 91 10. You Can’t Let Them Humiliate You ~ January 1961–December 13, 1961 107 11. Respect ~ December 14, 1961–December 1962 121 12. Mississippi Goddam ~ 1963 133 13. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood ~ 1964 148 14. My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 163 15. Images ~ 1966 182 16. My Only Groove Is Moods ~ 1967 195 17. Black Gold ~ 1968 206 18. To Be Young, Gifted and Black ~ 1969 222 19. I Have Become More Militant ~ 1970 238 20.Definite Vibrations of Pride ~ 1971 250 21. This Ain’t No Geraldine Up Here ~ 1972 265 22. Where My Soul Has Gone ~ 1973–1976 275 23. I Am Not of This Planet ~ 1977–1978 286 24. Loving Me Is Not Enough ~ 1979–1981 301 25. Fodder on Her Wings ~ 1982–1988 314 26.Nina’s Back . . . Again ~ 1989–1992 336 27. A Single Woman ~ 1993–1999 348 28. The Final Curtain ~ 2000–2003 362 Notes 375 Nina Simone, Briefly, on CD/DVD 417 Bibliography 419 Acknowledgments 425 Index 429 vi · contents Princess Noire This page intentionally left blank ...