Nina Simone's rendition of My Baby Just Cares for Me stands as a definitive jazz classic that transformed a 1930s show tune into one of her most iconic recordings. The song, originally composed by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn for Eddie Cantor in the 1930 film "Whoopee!", demonstrates how Simone's unique interpretation could reimagine and elevate existing material. Her arrangement notably added a distinctive bounce to the bass line and incorporated classical piano flourishes that would become hallmarks of her style. Simone recorded My Baby Just Cares f…read more
Nina Simone's rendition of My Baby Just Cares for Me stands as a definitive jazz classic that transformed a 1930s show tune into one of her most… read more
Nina Simone's rendition of My Baby Just Cares for Me stands as a definitive jazz classic that transformed a 1930s show tune into one of her most iconic recordings. The song, origina… 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 jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. 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 jazz music. Simone aspired to become a c… read more
