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...SIMONE, 70, fiery, eclectic singer and classically trained pianist who was known, somewhat inaccurately, as the "high priestess of soul"; of undisclosed causes; in Carry-le-Rouet, France. Born Eunice Waymon (she changed her name so her mother wouldn't catch on to her pop career), the onetime aspiring concert pianist and self-described "diva" had only one hit single--I Loves You Porgy in 1959--but gained a following in the U.S. and Europe for her alternately smooth and gravelly tones, majestic stage presence and maverick opinions. Bristling at mainstream pop-music labels, Simone called her music "black classical...
This may seem as likely as a Dixie Chicks concert at the White House, but there is precedent for it. We did it in Afghanistan. The U.S., Russia and the five neighboring countries (including Iran) held a series of Five-Plus-Two talks devoted to preventing chaos, tribal warfare and a humanitarian disaster after the Taliban were routed. "You can't build a country if the neighbors are trying to pull it apart," says James Dobbins, a former National Security Council staff member who was part of the American delegation to these talks. "We were able to reach some basic...
...most heavily criticized for the failure of the Harvard Concert Commission, which she created, to succeed in bringing a big band to perform during her tenure...
...administration approved the concert only six weeks before its set date, according to Lee, so the commission had to mobilize quickly to put plans in place...
...concert never came through...