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
Dearly Beloved
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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I was meant for you, You were meant for me.
Dearly beloved, how clearly I see,
Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me,
Angel eyes knew you, angel voices led me to you;
Nothing could save me, fate gave me a sign;
I know that I'll be yours come shower or shine;
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song "Dearly Beloved" express a deep longing for a love that is meant to be. The singer is pleading with their loved one to acknowledge their mutual connection and agreement that they were meant to be together. The usage of the words "meant for you" and "meant for me" creates an air of inevitability and fate, suggesting that the relationship between the two people was predestined. Additionally, the line "Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me" further emphasizes the idea of a higher power or destiny guiding their union.
The chorus of the song, "Dearly beloved, how clearly I see, Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me," reveals the singer's conviction and certainty that their loved one is the one meant for them. It is as if the singer is experiencing an "aha" moment or revelation about the true nature of their relationship. The use of religious imagery, with references to angels and heaven, lends an almost spiritual quality to the song. The last line, "So I say merely, dearly beloved be mine," is a simple yet direct declaration of love that brings the singer's feelings to a head.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me that it's true, Tell me you agree,
Let me know that we share the same feelings and that our relationship is mutual.
I was meant for you, You were meant for me.
Our destiny is intertwined and we are meant to be together.
Dearly beloved, how clearly I see,
My love for you is so strong that it's as clear as day.
Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me,
Divine forces brought us together because we are meant to be together.
Angel eyes knew you, angel voices led me to you;
I was guided to you by a higher power because you are my soulmate.
Nothing could save me, fate gave me a sign;
I was destined to meet you and nothing could prevent that from happening.
I know that I'll be yours come shower or shine;
No matter what happens in life, I will always be by your side and love you.
So I say merely, dearly beloved be mine.
With all my heart, I ask you to be mine forever because I know that we are meant to be together.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JEROME KERN, JOHN H. MERCER
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