🎧 Sinnerman – Live In New York/1965 | Nina Simone

Listened to Sinnerman - Live In New York (1965) by Nina Simone from Little Girl Blue (Phillips)

"Sinner Man" or "Sinnerman" is an African American traditional spiritual song that has been recorded by a number of performers and has been incorporated in many other of the media and arts. The lyrics describe a sinner attempting to hide from divine justice on Judgment Day. It was recorded in the 1950s by Les Baxter, the Swan Silvertones, the Weavers and others, before Nina Simone recorded an extended version in 1965.