My favorite Nina Simone song is "Sinnerman" (spelled as one word) one of her most famous songs and she recorded her definitive 10-minute-plus version on her 1965 album Pastel Blues. (Link in bio) Simone learned the lyrics of this English song in her childhood when it was used at revival meetingsby her mother, a Methodist minister, to help people confess their sins. In the early days of her career during the early sixties, when she was heavily involved in the Greenwich Villagescene, Simone often used the long piece to end her live performances. An earlier version of the song exists, recorded live at The Village Gate, but was not used on the 1962 Colpix album Nina at the Village Gate. Simone learned this song way back when she was known as Eunice Waymon, a young girl known for her piano skills at her mother's church. This song was often used at revivals and prayer meetings to bring sinners to the altar. "Some of my most fantastic experiences - experiences that really shake me, now that I think of them - happened in the church when we'd have these revival meetings. I'd be playiNnNnNnNnNng, boy! I'd really be playing. I loved it! Folks would be shoutin' all over the place. Now that's my background!" "Sinner Man" or #Sinnerman is an African American traditional spiritual song that has been recorded by a number of performers and has been incorporated in many other of the media and arts. The lyrics describe a sinner attempting to hide from divine justice on Judgement Day. It was recorded in the 1950s by Les Baxter, the Swan Silvertones, the Weavers and others, before Nina Simonerecorded an extended version in 1965. #herlife #herstory #blackgirlmagic #anoriginal #ninasimone #legendary #blackheritagemonth #blackhistorymonth