Nina Simone - Singer Who Could Not Be Pigeon-Holed
Nina Simone, who died on Monday aged 70, defied categorization -- she was at once a jazz singer, a blues singer, a pop singer, a gospel singer and a folk singer, as well as a brilliant pianist.<br /> <font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color=#9c0031">Among her many great accomplishments: She was the mother of AIDA star Simone.</font>