1) Nancy Sue Wilson - … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Nancy Sue Wilson - jazz diva best known for her 60s standards recordings.
2) Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson - singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and member of the group Heart.
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1) Nancy Sue Wilson (born February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, OH, United States – December 13, 2018, in Pioneertown, CA, United States) was a jazz diva famous for recording American standards in the 60s.
She was among contemporary music's most stylish and sultry vocalists; while often crossing over into the pop and R&B markets -- and even hosting her own television variety program -- she remained best known as a jazz performer, renowned for her work alongside figures including Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing. Wilson first attracted notice performing the club circuit in nearby Columbus; she quickly earned a growing reputation among jazz players and fans, and she was recording regularly by the late '50s, eventually signing to Capitol and issuing LPs including 1959's Like in Love and Nancy Wilson with Billy May's Orchestra. Her dates with Shearing, including 1960's The Swingin's Mutual, solidified her standing as a talent on the rise, and her subsequent work with Adderley -- arguably her finest recordings -- further cemented her growing fame and reputation.
In the years to follow, however, Wilson often moved away from jazz, much to the chagrin of purists; she made numerous albums, many of them properly categorized as pop and R&B outings, and toured extensively, appearing with everyone from Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan to Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker. She even hosted her own Emmy-winning variety series for NBC, The Nancy Wilson Show, and was a frequent guest performer on other programs; hits of the period included "Tell Me the Truth," "How Glad I Am," "Peace of Mind," and "Now, I'm a Woman." Regardless of how far afield she traveled, Wilson always maintained her connections to the jazz world, and in the 1980s, she returned to the music with a vengeance, working closely with performers including Hank Jones, Art Farmer, Ramsey Lewis, and Benny Golson. By the 1990s, she was a favorite among the "new adult contemporary" market, her style ideally suited to the format's penchant for lush, romantic ballads; she also hosted the Jazz Profiles series on National Public Radio.
In the early 2000s, Wilson recorded two albums with Ramsey Lewis for Narada (2002's Meant to Be and 2003's Simple Pleasures). Her 2004 album R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) was a blend of straight-ahead jazz and ballads, similar to her next record, 2006's Turned to Blue, which, like R.S.V.P., used a different instrumentalist for each track. In 2005, Capitol released a three-part series to pay tribute to Wilson's contributions to music in the '50s and '60s: Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love, Save Your Love for Me: Nancy Wilson Sings the Great Blues Ballads, and The Great American Songbook.
Wilson died from a long-illness on December 13, 2018 at her home in Pioneertown, California at the age of 81.
2) Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16, 1954, San Francisco, CA, United States), more popularly known as Nancy Wilson, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. Along with her older sister Ann Wilson, she is part of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart. She is married to film director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe and has composed and performed music for most of Crowe's movies, including Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, and Elizabethtown.
While Ann is the lead singer on most of the Heart recordings, Nancy is the lead vocalist on Treat Me Well, These Dreams, Stranded, There's the Girl and Will You Be There (In The Morning), and frequently performs background vocals. She is also the band's rhythm and lead guitarist. In 1999, she released a live solo album, Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop.
Solo albums
1999 - Live At McCabes Guitar Shop
2005 - Elizabethtown
2009 - Baby Guitars
2016 - Undercover Guitar (with Julie Bergman)
2021 - You and Me
A Lot of Livin' to Do
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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And I mean to kiss me a few!
Oh, those boys don't know what they're missin'
I've got a lot of livin' to do!
And there's wine all ready for tastin'
And there's Cadillacs all shiny and new!
Got to move, 'cause time is a wastein'
There's music to play, places to go, people to see!
Everything for you and me!
Life's a ball, if only you know it!
And it's all just waiting for you!
You're alive, so go on and show it!
There's such a lot of livin' to do!
Such a lot of livin' to do!
What a lot of livin' to do!
The lyrics of Nancy Wilson's "A Lot of Livin' to Do" speak to living life to the fullest and experiencing all that the world has to offer. The opening lines of the song suggest a desire for physical affection and enjoyment, with the singer declaring her intention to kiss some boys who are "ripe for some kissin'." This sentiment is followed up with an exclamation that the boys don't even realize what they're missing out on, which conveys a sense of confidence and a belief in the pleasures of life.
The subsequent lines draw attention to other potential sources of enjoyment. Wine and shiny new Cadillacs are mentioned, with the suggestion that there's no time to waste in experiencing all the pleasure that life has to offer. The final verse of the song emphasizes this theme even further, listing off all the opportunities that exist for living life to the fullest, including music, travel, and social engagement. The lyrics' upbeat and buoyant tone suggests that the singer is ready to seize the day and fully embrace all that life has to offer.
Line by Line Meaning
There are boys just ripe for some kissin'
There are attractive men who I intend to kiss.
And I mean to kiss me a few!
I am excited to have romantic encounters with a few men.
Oh, those boys don't know what they're missin'
These men have no idea what they are missing out on by not being kissed by me.
I've got a lot of livin' to do!
I am young and full of energy, and I intend to enjoy life to the fullest.
And there's wine all ready for tastin'
There are many opportunities for me to indulge in the pleasures of drinking wine.
And there's Cadillacs all shiny and new!
There are luxurious and brand new cars that I could drive.
Got to move, 'cause time is a wastein'
I need to act fast because life is short and there is so much to experience.
There's such a lot of livin' to do!
There are endless opportunities for enjoyment and fulfillment in life.
There's music to play, places to go, people to see!
There is an abundance of music to create or enjoy, many places to visit, and people to meet.
Everything for you and me!
The world has so much to offer, and we have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Life's a ball, if only you know it!
Life can be joyful and fun, but you have to have the right mindset to see it that way.
And it's all just waiting for you!
The world is full of possibilities and it's up to you to take advantage of them.
You're alive, so go on and show it!
As long as you're alive, you should be living your life to the fullest and making the most of your time.
Such a lot of livin' to do!
There is an abundance of opportunities for joy and fulfillment in life.
What a lot of livin' to do!
It's amazing how many experiences and opportunities are available to us in life.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Iricom US Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
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