Why? (The King of Love Is Dea...by Nina Simone

Nina Simone sang it. Gene Taylor, her bassist, wrote it. It’s been called “the saddest song ever written.“ Written in the immediate aftermath of the killing of Martin Luther King, it’s called “Why (The King of Love Is Dead).” - americansongwriter.com

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on this day in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. For more about his life, vision, and legend, go here: thekingcenter.org

Song was written by Nina's bass player Gene Taylor and first performed at Westbury Music Fair in NY on April 7th 1968, just three days after the murder of Dr. King.

written by Simone’s bassist Gene Taylor after hearing the news of Dr. King, Jr.’s assassination, and performed here for the first time three days later