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** DoingItForTheArt: This doesn't seem to have fazed her in the slightest; if anything, it probably just solidified her commitment to her art. To some extent, this is also a case of Doing It for the Political Cause, but for Simone these two seem to have been inextricably intertwined.
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* FanNickname: The High Priestess of Soul
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* ReferencedBy: American figure skater Jason Brown performed to "Sinnerman" for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiX-zsp9P0A his short program]] during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 competitive seasons.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "Eunice Waymon plays Bach and Ravel! Live at [Concert Hall Here]." Imagine if Nina had been granted the scholarship at Curtis. Would she have been as involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Would she have still become as big as she is now, but as a Concert Pianist? Would she be as valiant and proud of her being as she's known for now? One thing for sure, [[TearJerker she believes she would've been happier]] if she had become "the first Black Classic Pianist" in history. [[https://youtu.be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "Eunice Waymon plays Bach and Ravel! Live at [Concert Hall Here]." Imagine if Nina had been granted the scholarship at Curtis. Would she have been as involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Would she have still become as big as she is now, but as a Concert Pianist? Would she be as valiant and proud of her being as she's known for now? One thing for sure, [[TearJerker she believes she would've been happier]] if she had become "the first Black Classic Pianist" in history. [[https://youtu.be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]
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** DoingItForTheArt: This doesn't seem to have fazed her in the slightest; if anything, it probably just solidified her commitment to her art. To some extent, this is also a case of Doing It for the Political Cause, but for Simone these two seem to have been inextricably intertwined.
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* BannedInChina: "Mississippi Goddam" was officially banned from many radio stations in the country ostensibly for containing the word "goddam", Copies of the record were returned from these stations broken in two.

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* BannedInChina: "Mississippi Goddam" was officially banned from many radio stations in the country ostensibly for containing the word "goddam", "goddam". Copies of the record were returned from these stations broken in two.
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* BannedInChina: "Mississippi Goddam" was officially banned from many radio stations in the country ostensibly for containing the word "goddam", Copies of the record were returned from these stations broken in two.
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* FanNickname: The High Priestess of Soul


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* StarMakingRole: Her rendition to "I Loves you Porgy", also "Little Girl Blue" qualifies.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "Eunice Waymon plays Bach and Ravel! Live at [Concert Hall Here]."Imagine if Nina had been granted the scholarship at Curtis. Would she have been as involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Would she have still become as big as she is now, but as a Concert Pianist? One thing for sure, [[TearJerker she believes she would've been happier]] if she had become "the first Black Classic Pianist" in history. [[https://youtu.be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "Eunice Waymon plays Bach and Ravel! Live at [Concert Hall Here]."Imagine " Imagine if Nina had been granted the scholarship at Curtis. Would she have been as involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Would she have still become as big as she is now, but as a Concert Pianist? Would she be as valiant and proud of her being as she's known for now? One thing for sure, [[TearJerker she believes she would've been happier]] if she had become "the first Black Classic Pianist" in history. [[https://youtu.be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: She's a political activist, using her music as a way to reflect the times of her day.

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: She's a political activist, using her music as a way to reflect the times of her day.day.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: "Eunice Waymon plays Bach and Ravel! Live at [Concert Hall Here]."Imagine if Nina had been granted the scholarship at Curtis. Would she have been as involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Would she have still become as big as she is now, but as a Concert Pianist? One thing for sure, [[TearJerker she believes she would've been happier]] if she had become "the first Black Classic Pianist" in history. [[https://youtu.be/ANTNiJ2zJlc?t=1m43s]]
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: She's a political activist, using her music as a way to reflect the times of her day.

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