Nina Simone Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

The Anatomy of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Hallelujah, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen A Journey A Song, Jeff Buckley, Joe Cocker, John Cale, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Shrek, Sony Pictures Classics

A new documentary by filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller charts the unlikely success of Cohen’s signature song

jazz Latin Soul

Mongo Santamaria’s Summer Of Soul

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Michael A. Gonzales 0 Comments Donald Byrd, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harlem, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Johnny Pacheco, Mongo Santamaria, Nina Simone, Questlove, Ray Barretto, Summer of Soul, Tito Puente, Willie Bobo

As Questlove’s hit documentary comes to HULU, the Cuban percussion giant’s performance at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival merits a deeper look into his extensive catalog

Folk Punk Roots Soul

War Ensemble

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment folk, Los Angeles, Nina Simone, Simple Syrup, Sunny War, Tracy Chapman

On her excellent new album, Sunny War creates folk music without limits

jazz Records Soul

NEWS: Verve To Reissue 1982 Nina Simone Classic

February 10, 2020June 18, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1982, Fodder On My Wings, Nina Simone, Universal Music Enterprises, Verve Records

Fodder On My Wings comes out on April 3rd

Blues Festivals Folk Psychedelics Rock

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part Two

October 20, 2019November 4, 2019 Carey Budnick 1 Comment 1968, 1969, Bill Cosby, Buffy Saint-Marie, Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Chuck Berry, Country Joe & The Fish, Dick Gregory, Flatt & Scruggs, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia, Iron Butterfly, James Cotton Blues Band, Joan Rivers, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, Jr Walker & The All-Stars, Lenny Bruce, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Richard Pryor, Richie Havens, Rodney Dangerfield, Steppenwolf, Sweet Inspirations, The Boxtops, The Grassroots, The Joe Tex Revue, The Turtles, Woodstock

Further observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Blues Folk jazz Music Journalism

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Carey Budnick 2 Comments Colpix, Elektra, Israel, Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Richie Havens, Nina Simone biography, Nina Simone's career, Philips Records, Richie Havens, Tel Aviv, Woodstock, Zoe Saldana

Observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Music Journalism

Dear Rock ‘n’ Roll: It Is Time To Act

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Mississippi, Mississippi Burning, Nina Simone, Phil Ochs, Woodstock 1969

The vote needs to be rocked again, now more than ever

Glam Rock

IN CONCERT: Mott Still Gott the Hoople

April 6, 2019April 12, 2019 Chloe Orwell 7 Comments ARIEL BENDER, Chicago Theatre, David Bowie, Dudley Moore, Floyd Cramer, Glenn Gould, Ian Hunter, James Mastro, Mick Ronson, Morgan Fisher, Mose Allison, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Peter Cook, Ray Davies

Ian Hunter and the gang make us all remember the Saturday Gigs