I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl

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"I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" by Nina Simone is a sultry song released in 1967 on her Nina Simone Sings the Blues. The song emerged during a pivotal period in Simone's career when she was transitioning from jazz standards to more politically and emotionally charged material. This track is not a direct cover but rather a creative reimagining of the original 1931 song Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl by Bessie Smith, the "Empress of the Blues". While Smith's version embodied the classic blues tradition, Simone's interpretation brought a new … read more
"I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" by Nina Simone is a sultry song released in 1967 on her Nina Simone Sings the Blues. The song emer… read more
"I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" by Nina Simone is a sultry song released in 1967 on her Nina Simone Sings the Blues. The song emerged during a pivotal period in Simone… read more

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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including , , , , , , , and . Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA, one of eight children. Like a number of other black singers in the U.S., she was inspired as a child by Marian Anderson, an… read more
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated… read more
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with music. Simone aspired to become a c… read more

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