Jazz icon and civil rights activist Nina Simone, pictured here in 1969, is the subject of the new Netflix documentary "What Happened, Miss Simone?" The legendary singer's deep, raspy voice made her a unique figure in jazz. She died in 2003 at age 70.
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From left, jazz musicians George Shearing, Simone, Duke Ellington and Buddy Rich attend the Madison Square Garden Jazz Festival in New York in 1959.
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Simone performs at the Salute to Freedom benefit concert in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 5, 1963.
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Simone poses for a Crest toothpaste advertisement with her daughter, Lisa Celeste Stroud, circa 1964.
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Simone performs live on October 18, 1964.
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Simone is reflected in her dressing-room mirror before a live recording session at the Village Gate in New York on March 19, 1965.
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Simone sings during a rally prior to the last day of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965.
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Simone talks with musician Otis Redding in an Atlanta hotel room in 1967.
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Simone poses for a studio portrait circa 1968.
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Simone performs at the Globe Jazz festival at Symphony Hall in Boston on March 20, 1986.
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Simone gestures to the crowd at a concert in Paris on October 22, 1991.
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Patti LaBelle, bottom left, sings with Simone during the 2002 Rainforest Foundation Concert in New York. In the top row, from left, are Anoushka Shankar, James Taylor, Lulu, Sir Elton John, Wynonna Judd and Sting.
