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
Don't Take Your Love from Me
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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And the sky feels blue
Tear a petal from a rose
And the rose weeps too
Take your heart away from mine
And mine will surely break
My life is yours to make
So please keep the spark awake
Would you take the wings from birds
So that they can't fly?
Would you take the ocean's roar
And leave just a sigh
All this, your heart won't let you do
This what I beg of you
Don't take your love, don't take your love
Don't take your love from me
These lyrics, from Nancy Wilson's song "Don't Take Your Love from Me," are about the devastating pain that comes from losing someone's love. The opening lines speak to the interconnectedness of all things; even removing one small piece from the world (like a star or a petal) can have a profound impact on everything else. The singer goes on to beg their lover not to take their love away from them, using vivid metaphors to describe the impossibility of living without them. The final few lines are a plea, a heartfelt request not to abandon them and to keep the love they share alive.
Throughout the song, Wilson's voice is achingly beautiful, conveying the depth of emotion behind each word. The music behind her is simple and understated, letting the lyrics take center stage. It's a haunting and heartbreaking song that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the pain of losing someone they love.
Overall, "Don't Take Your Love from Me" is a timeless classic that captures the raw emotions of love and loss. Its poetic lyrics and haunting melody continue to move listeners to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
Tear a star from out the sky
If you were to take a star from the sky, the sky would be dull and colorless.
And the sky feels blue
The color blue is associated with sadness, so if you were to take away something that gives us wonder, we would feel that sadness.
Tear a petal from a rose
If you remove a petal from a rose, it causes the rose itself to cry and become weaker.
And the rose weeps too
The rose reacts emotionally to losing something that it once had and loved, just like a person would.
Take your heart away from mine
If you take your heart away from mine, you will break mine, leaving me completely vulnerable and in despair.
And mine will surely break
The heart is the center of emotions, and without it, one is left lifeless and devoid of any feeling.
My life is yours to make
My life is completely under your control, as you have the power to make it good or bad, depending on your actions.
So please keep the spark awake
As long as you keep our love alive, the spark will continue to burn brightly and our relationship will thrive.
Would you take the wings from birds
If you were to take away something that defines a bird, like its wings, it would lose its freedom and wouldn't be able to fly.
So that they can't fly?
Without the ability to fly, birds would be restricted and could not explore the world in the same way.
Would you take the ocean's roar
If you were to take away the sound of the ocean, it would no longer seem as awe-inspiring and powerful as it is.
And leave just a sigh
If you take away the ocean's roar, all that's left is a sigh, something small and weak that doesn't convey the same emotion.
All this, your heart won't let you do
Even though you have the power to do all these things, your heart won't allow you to inflict pain on others.
This what I beg of you
I implore you to listen to me and not take away the love and affection that we have worked to create.
Don't take your love, don't take your love
I am pleading with you to not take away the love that we share, which is something so precious and irreplaceable.
Don't take your love from me
Without your love, I am an empty shell, devoid of any emotion or feeling, so please don't leave me alone.
Lyrics © INDANO MUSIC COMPANY, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Henry Nemo
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