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Nina Simone Death Shocks Civil Rights Icon’s Fans
Nina Simone, 70, died at her home in France. The singer, born Eunice Wayman in North Carolina, rose from classical training to blues and spirituals followed by fame with Porgy and Bess and became a civil rights voice with Mississippi Goddam and To Be Young Gifted and Black. She lived abroad since 1973 due to U S racism.
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