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Nina Simone

November 26th, 2014 Posted In: Music Tags: 2014, Black, Civil Rights, Music, Nina Simone
Nina-Simone

1968 – Jack Robinson/Getty Images

I cannot begin to express my admiration for the late, great Nina Simone. She shines like a beacon in the fog. And this is perhaps the best version ever of – Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Hair – certainly the best I have ever heard.

Image by Carol Friedman/Corbis

1985 – Image by Carol Friedman/Corbis

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