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
Go Away Little Boy
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Go away little boy
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
I know that your lips are sweet
We're not grown up enough you know that it's true
Oh go away little boy
Go away little boy
It's hurting me more
Each minute that we delay
When you're much too near me like this
You're much too hard to resist
So go away little boy
Before I beg you to stay
Go away little boy
Go away little boy
It's hurting me more
Each minute that we delay
When you're much too near me like this
You're much too hard to resist
So go away little boy
Let's call it a day little boy
Please go away little boy
Before I beg you to stay
Go away little boy
Go away little boy
Go away little boy
Go away little boy
The title of this song, "Go Away Little Boy," seems pretty self-explanatory, however, the lyrics that follow provide deeper insight into the inner conflict of the singer. The repeated verse “I’m not supposed to be alone with you” suggests that there is a societal expectation or outside force that is prohibiting the relationship between the singer and the boy. The singer acknowledges the temptation and attraction, but ultimately decides to resist acting on those feelings because they are “not grown up enough.”
The singer is clearly struggling with the internal conflict of wanting to act on her desires, but ultimately knows that giving in would be wrong. The repeated phrase “It’s hurting me more” suggests that the singer is feeling emotional pain from the situation, but is willing to endure it because she knows it’s the right thing to do. The final plea “Let’s call it a day little boy, Please go away little boy, Before I beg you to stay” implies that the singer is at her breaking point and is urging the boy to leave before she gives in to the temptation.
Overall, the song speaks to the complexity of human emotion and how societal expectations can shape our decisions and actions even in the face of strong desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Go away little boy
I'm asking you to leave, young man.
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
I'm not supposed to spend time alone with you, as it's not appropriate for us to be alone at this age.
I know that your lips are sweet
I am aware that you are attractive and have physical attributes that appeal to me.
But our lips must never meet
We should not engage in any physical intimacy, especially kissing.
We're not grown up enough you know that it's true
We are both too young and immature to handle a romantic relationship or any physical intimacy.
It's hurting me more
The longer you stay close to me, the stronger my feelings grow and the more painful it becomes.
Each minute that we delay
The more time we spend together, the more difficult it becomes for me to resist your advances and the stronger my feelings grow.
When you're much too near me like this
When you are in close proximity to me, I find it difficult to control my impulses and maintain my composure.
You're much too hard to resist
You are too tempting and attractive for me to resist.
Before I beg you to stay
I want you to leave before I lose control and ask you to stay.
Let's call it a day little boy
We should end our interaction now and part ways.
Please go away little boy
I am politely requesting that you leave now.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carole King, Gerry Goffin
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