Question

After failing to build a gun, this singer wrote a song in an hour that repeats the phrase “too slow.” This singer closed performances (10[1])with a 10-minute biblically (10[1])inspired song that includes a rhythmic clapping section. (10[3])In 1987, this singer improvised a Bach-inspired fugue during a performance of “My Baby (10[1])Just Cares for Me.” (10[3])Hal Mooney added a piano triplet and emphasized the first and third beats in a 1965 arrangement for this singer whose lyrics include “It’s a new dawn, It’s a new day” (10[3]-5[1])and a line (-5[1])about “birds (10[1])flying high.” (10[4]-5[2])Bandleader (-5[1])Weldon Irvine wrote lyrics inspired by Lorraine Hansberry for this singer’s (10[1])Civil Rights anthem “To Be (-5[1])Young, Gifted, (10[1])and Black.” (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this blues singer whose signature songs include “Mississippi Goddam” and “Feeling Good.” (0[1])■END■ (0[14])

ANSWER: Nina Simone [or Eunice Kathleen Waymon] (The third line is about “Sinnerman.”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Harrison WhitakerCambridge AOxford C2310
Nicholas Lane (DII)GWU A (UG)UNC D (DII)2710
Natan HoltzmanStanford BBerkeley C3510
Ben LaFondCambridge BKiel3510
Elliot CosnettOxford BImperial B3510
Tim MorrisonStanford AStanford C4910
Oliver HargraveOxford AKCL5310
Isaiah SilversDurham ASheffield5310
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge C5310
Isaac Mammel (UG)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty C (DII)8410
Simon Zimmerman (DII)Ohio State AOhio State B84-5
Bella ThomasDurham BWarwick8410
Bryanna ShaoVanderbilt AHarding8410
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarRowan87-5
Ted WarnerBristolImperial A8910
Cade ReinbergerRIT BRIT A91-5
Kristy Lau (DII)Virginia B (UG)Duke A (UG)9110
Minh Nguyen (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty B (DII)9110
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty A (Grad)9110
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BIowa State9110
Cindy ZhouBoston UniversityBrandeis A91-5
Jaik HavlickArizona StateMinnesota C92-5
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley A10310
Moses KitakuleColumbia ANYU B108-5
Halle FriedmanNYU AJohn Jay11010
Andrew HellerCornell CCornell B11210
Carly Hemani (DII)JMU A (UG)Virginia C (UG)11210
Matthew SiffYale AHarvard B11410
Andrew HannaPennColumbia B11510
Jack LewisMTSUAlabama11510
Avery LembkeMinnesota CArizona State1280
Yared TadesseCornell ABinghamton1290
Bianca Van ZileBinghamtonCornell A1290
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)Maryland B (UG)1290
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)1290
Aidan Jordan (DII)KenyonCedarville1290
Kevin Zheng (DII)Michigan CMichigan A1290
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State BOhio State A1290
Yashwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AMichigan C1290
Matthew Klosinski (DII)RowanVassar1290
Audrey Cho (DII)HaverfordColumbia C1290
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia CHaverford1290
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaTennessee1290
Danny TranTennesseeSouth Carolina1290
Jack GranahanBrandeis ABoston University1290