Nina Simone. "Nina Simone defied musical categories even as she fought against social ones and the result is a body of work that draws on classical and jazz music, country blues, French chanson, gospel, protest songs, pop and rock tunes, turning genres and styles inside out in pursuit of what Simone called 'black classical music'. This book begins with a focus on the early part of Simone's career and a User Interaction Count: · Richard Elliott (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 5 ratings · 1 review. Since her death in , Nina Simone has continued to be revered as a cultural icon and role model for scores of fans and fellow musicians. Much of her fame derives from her association with the civil rights movement, for which she wrote such classic songs as 'Mississippi Goddam', 'Four Women' and 'Young, Gifted /5. Richard Elliott is Senior Lecturer in Music and Degree Programme Director, BA Contemporary Popular Music, at Newcastle University. Nina Simone defied musical categories even as she fought against social ones and the result is a body of work that draws on classical and jazz music, country blues, French chanson, gospel, protest songs, pop and rock tunes, turning genres and styles inside out in .
Nina Simone by Elliott, Richard, June author. Publication date "Nina Simone defied musical categories even as she fought against social ones and the result is a body of work that draws on classical and jazz music, country blues, French chanson, gospel, protest songs, pop and rock tunes, turning genres and styles inside out in. Nina Simone, het tragische lot van een uitzonderlijke zangeres (in Dutch). Introduction by Lisa Celeste Stroud, afterword by Gerrit de Bruin. Zwolle: Sirene. ISBN Cohodas, Nadine (). Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN Elliott, Richard (). Nina Simone. Richard Elliott, 'All You See is Glory', 'All You See Is Glory': The Burden of Stardom and the Tragedy of Nina Simone I want to use this paper to revisit the idea of Nina Simone as a star, a topic I've written about in my book on Simone (published a couple of years ago) but which I want to expand on in light of other work on celebrity and my own recent research into music.
This talk presents work from Richard Elliott's recent book about the late singer, songwriter, pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone. It focuses on Simone's reaction to what she saw as the failure of the civil rights movement and how that reaction was played out in her work from the end of the s onwards, blending into a personal but still critical nostalgia in her late work. Richard Elliott is Senior Lecturer in Music and Degree Programme Director, BA Contemporary Popular Music, at Newcastle University. Nina Simone defied musical categories even as she fought against social ones and the result is a body of work that draws on classical and jazz music, country blues, French chanson, gospel, protest songs, pop and rock tunes, turning genres and styles inside out in pursuit of what Simone called ‘black classical music’. richard elliott equinox - Placing Nina Simone and her music firmly within the socio-historical context of the s, this book also argues for the importance of considering the artist’s entire career and for paying greater attention to her music than is often the case in biographical accounts.
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