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
Bewitched
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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But a fool can have his charms
I'm in love and don't I show it
Like a babe in arms
Love's the same old sad sensation
Lately I've not slept a wink
Since this half-pint imitation
Put me on the blink
Beguiled again
A simpering, wimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
Couldn't sleep
I wouldn't sleep
When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
Lost my heart, but what of it?
He is cold, I agree
He can laugh, but I love it
Although the laugh's on me
I'll sing to him
Each spring to him
And long for the day I can cling to him
Bewitched, bothered and bewitched
bothered and bewitched
bothered and bewitched
Am I
The lyrics of Nancy Wilson's "Bewitched" describe the experience of being head-over-heels in love with someone who may not be worth the affection. The singer acknowledges that the object of her affection is a foolish person, but that it doesn't detract from his charm. She is entirely smitten with him, like a young child, and feels as though she's been put under a spell. She can't sleep or think of anything but him. Despite knowing that he's not worth it, she can't help herself and is willing to endure any humiliation for his sake. The singer is dreaming of a way to be close to this person, looking forward to the day when they'll be able to be together.
The song portrays a mixed and confusing feeling of love. While it is clear that the singer is in love, the lyrics suggest that she is not sure whether the person she loves is worth the effort. The lyrics are symbolic of the feeling of being bewitched or under a spell - a feeling where the person can't think or see beyond their love interest. There's also a tone of frustration and heartbreak in the lyrics. At times, the song feels melancholic, almost like a lament. However, it's also clear that the singer feels alive because of her love, and despite everything, loves her foolish guy.
Line by Line Meaning
He's a fool, and don't I know it
I'm aware that he's foolish
But a fool can have his charms
But even so, he can be charming
I'm in love and don't I show it
It's clear that I'm in love
Like a babe in arms
I feel helpless and vulnerable
Love's the same old sad sensation
Love is a familiar, melancholy feeling
Lately I've not slept a wink
I've been unable to sleep lately
Since this half-pint imitation
Because of this small, insignificant man
Put me on the blink
He's caused confusion or upset for me
I'm wild again
I feel completely out of control
Beguiled again
He's deceived me again
A simpering, wimpering child again
I feel like a weak, helpless child once more
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
I feel entranced, troubled, and confused
Couldn't sleep
I was unable to sleep
I wouldn't sleep
I didn't want to sleep
When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep
When I fell in love and it kept me up at night
Lost my heart, but what of it?
I've given my heart to him, but it doesn't matter
He is cold, I agree
I recognize that he is detached or unfeeling
He can laugh, but I love it
I find his laughter endearing
Although the laugh's on me
Even though I'm the one being laughed at
I'll sing to him
I'll express my feelings to him
Each spring to him
I'll do it passionately, with renewed hope each time
And long for the day I can cling to him
I yearn for the opportunity to hold him close
Bewitched, bothered and bewitched
I feel utterly under his spell
bothered and bewitched
I'm deeply troubled and captivated
bothered and bewitched
I'm thoroughly disturbed and entranced
Am I
That's how I feel
Writer(s): Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Contributed by Leah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
leroy gray jr
My favorite female singer..
John Guilfoil
What a voice. What an arrangement.. since I was a kid... What a joy...I hipped alot of cats to this...if only more so called musicians could get to this kind of feel..this level as buddy used to say" without all the assistance"
Cornell Lane
Exactly
Barbara Richmond
BEWITCHED, BOTHERED and Bewildered by a love I will never forget or understand.