Marvelous Music Mainstage: “No Fear and Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone”

About This Event

By Howard L. Craft; Directed by Kathryn Hunter-Williams Featuring Yolanda Rabun “No Fear and Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone” is an intimate portrayal of the legendary artist Nina Simone. The performance gives its audiences insight into Simone’s wide repertoire of music, her life perspective, sense of humor, and sense of duty to people of color. Born “Eunice Kathleen Waymon” in 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone, an American singer-songwriter and musician is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and a hero of the Civil Rights Movement. For more, www.yolandarabun.com and www.nofearandblueslonggone.com. Part of the Town of Cary’s 2022 MLK, Jr. Dreamfest Celebration.