Midnight Performance: Teddy Powell's Holiday Soul of Jazz According to the review of the 8:00 PM performance published by the New York Times, Nina Simone's program included "songs by Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Billy Taylor, some blues, and her own "Mississippi Goddam"". She was accompanied by a quartet of unidentified musicians. Wilson, John S. "RECITAL VICTORY FOR NINA SIMONE but Carnegie's Distorted Acoustics Mar Concert." New York Times (1923-), 30 Dec. 1968, p. 25. ProQuest. Web. 30 Apr. 2025. 1968-12-29T00:00:00