ISBN: 9781101904879 - what happened, miss simone?: a biography (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Inspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. "Alan Light has written an electrifying, humane, and dimensional biography of one of my favorite artists in the entire world."--ALICIA KEYS "A spellbinding portrait of a musical genius, a woman both ahead of her time and of it. Alan Light resurrects the High Priestess of Soul with profound sympathy and masterful storytelling."--QUESTLOVE From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone's life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life. Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, What Happened, Miss Simone? brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone , an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. "Alan Light has written an electrifying, humane, and dimensional biography of one of my favorite artists in the entire world."ALICIA KEYS "A spellbinding portrait of a musical genius, a woman both ahead of her time and of it. Alan Light resurrects the High Priestess of Soul with profound sympathy and masterful storytelling."QUESTLOVEFrom music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone's life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life.Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, What Happened, Miss Simone brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists. …

Zustand: New. A veteran music journalist, ALAN LIGHT is the author of The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah and Let s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain. Light was previously the ed.