Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes
I had heard blues and jazz all my life but I was never aware that it was associated with nightclubs and drinking.
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I had heard blues and jazz all my life but I was never aware that it was associated with nightclubs and drinking.
