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
Hello Dolly
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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It's so nice to have you
Back where you belong
You're lookin' swell, Dolly
I can tell, Dolly you're still glowin'
You're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong
I feel the room swayin'
One of your old favourite songs
From way back when so, take her wrap, fellas
Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly will never go away again
Oh, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello there
Dolly it's so nice to see you
Back whеre you belong
You're lookin' grеat, Dolly
But you should lose some weight, Dolly
You've been growin', only growin'
And you're still growin' strong
I feel the room swayin'
'Cause the band is playin'
One of my old favourite songs
From way back when oh, golly, gee, fellas
Find her a vacant knee, fellas
'Cause Dolly will never ever go away again
I feel the room swayin'
'Cause the band is playin'
One of my old favourite songs
From way back when oh, golly, gee, fellas
Find her a vacant knee, fellas
'Cause Dolly will never go away
She'll never ever, ever go away
Dolly will never go away again
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song "Hello Dolly!" are a joyful welcome to Dolly, who has returned to where she belongs. The singer expresses delight in seeing Dolly again and compliments her appearance, stating that she is still glowing and going strong. The room seems to come alive with the band playing one of Dolly's old favorite songs from the past. The singer urges the gentlemen to find Dolly a place to sit, emphasizing that she will never go away again.
The song has a playful tone, with the repetition of "hello" and the use of rhymes like "swayin'" and "playin'." It celebrates the return of Dolly and encapsulates the excitement and admiration the singer feels towards her. The lyrics also touch on the passage of time, as the reference to Dolly's weight suggests that she has been growing, but this does not diminish her strong presence.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello, Dolly well, hello, Dolly
Greetings, Dolly, it is a pleasure to see you again
It's so nice to have you
I am glad to have you back
Back where you belong
Returning to your rightful place
You're lookin' swell, Dolly
You appear fantastic, Dolly
I can tell, Dolly you're still glowin'
It is evident that you still radiate with energy, Dolly
You're still crowin'
You still possess a strong voice and presence
You're still goin' strong
You continue to thrive and persevere
I feel the room swayin'
I sense the atmosphere shifting and responding
'Cause now the band is playin'
As the band performs
One of your old favourite songs
A beloved melody from the past
From way back when so, take her wrap, fellas
In remembrance of earlier times, gentlemen, assist her with her coat
Find her an empty lap, fellas
Secure a seat for her, gentlemen
Dolly will never go away again
Dolly will stay here permanently
Oh, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
Greetings, greetings, greetings, greetings, greetings, greetings
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello there
Greetings, greetings, greetings, greetings, greetings to you
Dolly it's so nice to see you
Dolly, it brings joy to behold you
You're lookin' great, Dolly
You appear splendid, Dolly
But you should lose some weight, Dolly
However, you should consider shedding some pounds, Dolly
You've been growin', only growin'
You have been increasing in size, steadily increasing
And you're still growin' strong
Yet, you continue to expand with strength
But you should lose some weight, Dolly
However, you should consider shedding some pounds, Dolly
I feel the room swayin'
I sense the atmosphere shifting and responding
'Cause the band is playin'
As the band performs
One of my old favourite songs
A cherished melody from my past
From way back when oh, golly, gee, fellas
From a distant period, oh my, gentlemen
Find her a vacant knee, fellas
Secure an unoccupied lap for her, gentlemen
'Cause Dolly will never ever go away again
For Dolly shall remain here forevermore
I feel the room swayin'
I sense the atmosphere shifting and responding
'Cause the band is playin'
As the band performs
One of my old favourite songs
A cherished melody from my past
From way back when oh, golly, gee, fellas
From a distant period, oh my, gentlemen
Find her a vacant knee, fellas
Secure an unoccupied lap for her, gentlemen
'Cause Dolly will never go away
For Dolly shall never depart
She'll never ever, ever go away
She shall never, under any circumstances, depart
Dolly will never go away again
Dolly shall stay here permanently
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Michael C Travali
Love this take, jazzy shmazy.
Kenneth Hall
Nobody like NW