Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes

Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings.

Eunice Kathleen Waymon

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• Evangelist
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  Eunice Kathleen Waymon
  • Meetings
  • My Mother
  • Evangelist