Nina Simone Tribute- Part II - The Other Woman at The Gardenia

The Other Woman, part II of my Nina Simone Tribute, explores the personal relationships and experiences which shaped Nina Simone's life...

She was her dad's favorite and he was her everything until one afternoon changed everything.

Edney Whiteside was her first, and possibly only, true love yet she chose music.

There was a time when Nina would have put her hand to the fire if her mother had asked her yet she did the one thing her mother could never accept.

So many times, Nina's life experiences had her make choices which changed its expected course.
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The Other Woman, part II of my Nina Simone Tribute, explores the personal relationships and experiences which shaped Nina Simone's life...

She was her dad's favorite and he was her everything until one afternoon changed everything.

Edney Whiteside was her first, and possibly only, true love yet she chose music.

There was a time when Nina would have put her hand to the fire if her mother had asked her yet she did the one thing her mother could never accept.

So many times, Nina's life experiences had her make choices which changed its expected course.

Despite the pain which resulted from these detours, Nina continued to live her truth and left us with a body of work which is still relevant today.

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