David Nathan

Sunday, April 23, 1967, Brixton, London As her UK appreciation society founder, Ive let Nina Simone know that the audience at the The Ram Jam Club is primarily going to be West Indian. Nina is sitting at the piano, begins the show and about five songs in, the crowd starts calling out, My baby jus...

April 1967, London Ive agreed to meet William, my first blind date at the Hammersmith Odeon cinema on a Saturday afternoon and I choose the location since its a 10 minute bus ride to where I live in Fulham! I figure if it doesnt go well, I can get home quickly. William is charming and funny and...

April 1967, London Moving my focus away from the challenges in my young love life, Im continuing to champion Nina Simone as the founder of her UK appreciation society. Ninas brilliance as a unique, distinctive and peerless artist is gaining recognition in Britain, indeed in Europe and with the n...

April 1967, London After Nina Simones UK tour which bodes well for the building of her British audience, one of my primary goals as her 19-year old UK fan club founder, my focus is now on getting a job. Im still not up for returning to Soul City record shop with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore ...