CARRY-LE-ROUET, France (AP) -- Remembering her artistry and activism, hundreds of mourners crowded a church in southern France on Friday to bid farewell to jazz singer Nina Simone.

Nina Simone blazed a trail as an often-political jazz singer at a time when women entertainers—especially Black ones—were discouraged from highlighting racial injustice and other unpleasant truths in ...

She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and pop. Listen to these 11 favorites. By Marcus J. Moore Music played a huge ...