- Title Pages
- Also by Nadine Cohodas
- Frontispiece
- Prologue
-
1 . Called For and Delivered ~ June 1898–February 1933 ~ -
2 . We Knew She Was a Genius ~ March 1933–August 1941 ~ -
3 . Miss Mazzy ~ September 1941–August 1947 ~ -
4 . We Have Launched, Where Shall We Anchor? ~ September 1947–May 1950 ~ -
5 . Prelude to a Fugue ~ June 1950–May 1954 ~ -
6 . The Arrival of Nina Simone ~ June 1954–June 1956 ~ -
7 . Little Girl Blue ~ July 1956–December 1958 ~ -
8 . A Fast Rising Star ~ 1959 ~ -
9 . Simone-ized ~ 1960 ~ -
10 . You Can't Let Them Humiliate You ~ January 1961–December 13, 1961 ~ -
11 . Respect ~ December 14, 1961–December 1962 ~ -
12 . Mississippi Goddam ~ 1963 ~ -
13 . Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ~ 1964 ~ -
14 . My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 ~ -
15 . Images ~ 1966 ~ -
16 . My Only Groove Is Moods ~ 1967 ~ -
17 . Black Gold ç 1968 ç -
18 . To Be Young, Gifted and Black ç 1969 ç -
19 . I Have Become More Militant ~ 1970 ~ -
20 . Definite Vibrations of Pride ~ 1971 ~ -
21 . This Ain't No Geraldine Up Here ~ 1972 ~ -
22 . Where My Soul Has Gone ~ 1973–1976 ~ -
23 . I Am Not of This Planet ~ 1977–1978 ~ -
24 . Loving Me Is Not Enough ~ 1979–1981 ~ -
25 . Fodder on Her Wings ~ 1982–1988 ~ -
26 . Nina's Back … Again ~ 1989–1992 ~ -
27 . A Single Woman ~ 1993–1999 ~ -
28 . The Final Curtain ~ 2000–2003 ~ - Nina Simone, Briefly, on CD/DVD
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- A Note about the Author
- A Note on the Type
. My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 ~
. My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 ~
- Chapter:
- (p.163) 14. My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 ~
- Source:
- Princess Noire
- Author(s):
Nadine Cohodas
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
This chapter discusses Nina's recording session that Newsweek photographer Bernard Gotfryd shot. This session featured more varied songs than the previous spring, including two rhythm-and-blues tunes from Andy with provocative titles: “Gimme Some” and “Take Care of Business.” The most unusual song, though, was Nina's remake of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's wildly entertaining “I Put a Spell on You,” an original full of hollers, moans, and a rat-a-tat sax that in live performances featured Hawkins emerging from a coffin amid swirls of fake smoke like some voodoo prince. Hal Mooney set Nina amid his trademark strings but also added an evocative sax solo from Jerome Richardson that played off Nina's vocals.
Keywords: Bernard Gotfryd, Newsweek photographer, rhythm and blues, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, sax, voodoo prince
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- Title Pages
- Also by Nadine Cohodas
- Frontispiece
- Prologue
-
1 . Called For and Delivered ~ June 1898–February 1933 ~ -
2 . We Knew She Was a Genius ~ March 1933–August 1941 ~ -
3 . Miss Mazzy ~ September 1941–August 1947 ~ -
4 . We Have Launched, Where Shall We Anchor? ~ September 1947–May 1950 ~ -
5 . Prelude to a Fugue ~ June 1950–May 1954 ~ -
6 . The Arrival of Nina Simone ~ June 1954–June 1956 ~ -
7 . Little Girl Blue ~ July 1956–December 1958 ~ -
8 . A Fast Rising Star ~ 1959 ~ -
9 . Simone-ized ~ 1960 ~ -
10 . You Can't Let Them Humiliate You ~ January 1961–December 13, 1961 ~ -
11 . Respect ~ December 14, 1961–December 1962 ~ -
12 . Mississippi Goddam ~ 1963 ~ -
13 . Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ~ 1964 ~ -
14 . My Skin Is Black ~ 1965 ~ -
15 . Images ~ 1966 ~ -
16 . My Only Groove Is Moods ~ 1967 ~ -
17 . Black Gold ç 1968 ç -
18 . To Be Young, Gifted and Black ç 1969 ç -
19 . I Have Become More Militant ~ 1970 ~ -
20 . Definite Vibrations of Pride ~ 1971 ~ -
21 . This Ain't No Geraldine Up Here ~ 1972 ~ -
22 . Where My Soul Has Gone ~ 1973–1976 ~ -
23 . I Am Not of This Planet ~ 1977–1978 ~ -
24 . Loving Me Is Not Enough ~ 1979–1981 ~ -
25 . Fodder on Her Wings ~ 1982–1988 ~ -
26 . Nina's Back … Again ~ 1989–1992 ~ -
27 . A Single Woman ~ 1993–1999 ~ -
28 . The Final Curtain ~ 2000–2003 ~ - Nina Simone, Briefly, on CD/DVD
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- A Note about the Author
- A Note on the Type
