There’s nobody like Nina Simone. She only had one top 40 hit, but the classically trained, jook joint tested author of “Mississippi Goddam,” was a musical force, and a civil rights icon. This week The Hattiloo opens Simply Simone, a review that uses multiple performers to explore various stages of Simone’s life and career. To whet your appetite, here’s an extensive concert clip of Simone performing in Holland, 1965.
Songwriters on Stage: The Hattiloo Remembers Nina Simone, Theatre Memphis Stages a Cole Porter Classic
Just a little further east Theatre Memphis celebrates the music of Cole Porter with the shipboard musical Anything Goes. Which means you’ll want to spin this 1962 Broadway cast recording a couple of times. It’s the tops.
Songwriters on Stage: The Hattiloo Remembers Nina Simone, Theatre Memphis Stages a Cole Porter Classic (2)
