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Eunice Kathleen Waymon was the sixth of eight children born to a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina. Waymon initially aspired to be a concert pianist. To make a living, she started playing piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to
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Nina Simone speaks with Jim Delehant from Hit Parader