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 β 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
Happy Talk
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Keep talkin' happy talk
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You gotta have a dream
If you don't have a dream
How you gonna have a dream come true?
Talk about a moon floatin' in the sky
Lookin' like a lily on a lake;
Talk about a bird learnin' how to fly
Makin' all the music he can make.
Happy talk
Keep talkin' happy talk
Let's talk about a star lookin' like a toy
Peekin' through the branches of a tree;
Talk about a girl
Talk about a boy
Countin' all the ripples on the sea.
Happy talk
Keep talkin' happy talk
Talk about a boy sayin' to the girl:
Golly, Baby ! I'm a lucky cuss !
Talk about a girl sayin' to the boy:
'You and me are lucky to be us !"
Happy talk
Keep talkin' happy talk
If you don't talk happy and you never have a dream
Then you'll never have a dream come true !
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song Happy Talk encourage positivity and optimism through joyful conversations. The refrain "Keep talkin' happy talk" sets the upbeat tone for the song, encouraging listeners to speak positively and focus on their dreams. The lyrics prompt listeners to discuss things they would like to do and to have dreams, reminding them that without aspirations, dreams cannot come true.
The song goes on to suggest specific happy topics to discuss, such as a moon floating in the sky, a bird learning to fly, and stars peeking through branches. It also touches on the joy of love and lucky circumstances. The final chorus reinforces the message that without positive talk and dreams, one cannot achieve their goals.
Overall, the lyrics to Happy Talk celebrate the power of joy and positivity in creating a fulfilling life. The song encourages listeners to focus on the good things in life, talk positively, and dream big.
Line by Line Meaning
Happy talk
Talk happily
Keep talkin' happy talk
Continue talking happily
Talk about things you'd like to do.
Discuss your aspirations
You gotta have a dream
It's important to have aspirations
If you don't have a dream
If you lack aspirations
How you gonna have a dream come true?
Asking how you will achieve your aspirations
Talk about a moon floatin' in the sky
Discuss the beauty of the moon
Lookin' like a lily on a lake;
Comparing the moon with a lily on a lake
Talk about a bird learnin' how to fly
Discuss the joy of seeing a bird learn to fly
Makin' all the music he can make.
Savoring the sound of the bird's flight
Let's talk about a star lookin' like a toy
Discuss the wonder of stars
Peekin' through the branches of a tree;
Describing the appearance of a star through a tree
Talk about a girl
Discuss a girl
Talk about a boy
Discuss a boy
Countin' all the ripples on the sea.
Observing the movement of the waves on the sea
Talk about a boy sayin' to the girl:
Discuss the boy speaking to the girl
Golly, Baby ! I'm a lucky cuss !
Expressing happiness and luck
Talk about a girl sayin' to the boy:
Discussing the girl speaking to the boy
'You and me are lucky to be us !"
Both of them express their thankfulness for their relationship
If you don't talk happy and you never have a dream
If you are never happy and lack aspirations
Then you'll never have a dream come true !
You will never achieve your aspirations
Lyrics Β© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jay Kaneshige
Nancy's flying all over the chorus. In front -- behind... Love it!
marilyn m.
Love her singing of this song and it's a fabulous arrangement !!!!Β
1997 Toyota Tercel
This stuff completely owns any modern music. Thank you so much for putting this on youtube!
Tara Nicholson
This is LEGENDARY πΆ π₯β€οΈ
Bubbly Me
love this one..
LotusFlower518
Just wonderful!!!
Charles h
Just listening to this makes me happy!π
Angie Martin
Great song π΅π
Oumy Neferti
LEGENDARY!!!
10Ganymede
Really nice jazz song. Sounds classic.