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
Here's That Rainy Day
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Funny, but here's that rainy day
Here's that rainy day they told me about
And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way
Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside
After it brought my lover near
It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny, that rainy day is here
The song "Here's That Rainy Day" by Nancy Wilson is a melancholic ballad that reflects the feeling of heartbreak and the realization that the romantic dreams we cherish may never truly come to fruition. The lyrics suggest that the singer, in hindsight, regrets not holding on to the "leftover dreams" that they once had. The mood of the song is set by the soft piano accompaniment, with the singer's voice taking on a mournful tone. The use of the word "funny" throughout the song adds to its irony and sarcasm, implying that though it is raining, the world is not always so naturally predictable.
In the second verse, the singer wonders where the "worn out wish" that brought their lover close has gone. This line refers to the fact that love and relationships can be unpredictable; they might get better or end up becoming a rainy day. The repetition of the line "funny how love becomes a cold rainy day" reinforces this idea, with the "cold rainy day" symbolizing the disappointment or a broken heart that one feels when relationships don't work out.
Overall, "Here's That Rainy Day" is a beautiful song that speaks to the sadness that can arise after love has failed. The lyrics and melody are hauntingly poignant, and Nancy Wilson's interpretation of the song is masterful.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams
Perhaps I should have held onto my unfulfilled hopes and aspirations
Funny, but here's that rainy day
Ironically, the day that I was warned about has arrived
Here's that rainy day they told me about
The day that people warned me about with trepidation has finally come to pass
And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way
I once found the idea of this day humorous and doubted it would come to fruition
Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside
I wonder where that long-abandoned hope that brought my lover to me has gone
After it brought my lover near
Although I discarded that wish, it still managed to bring my beloved into my life
It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
It's ironic how the warmth and passion of love can suddenly turn cold and rainy like a dreary day
Funny, that rainy day is here
It's ironic that the day that symbolizes the gloominess of love has arrived
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@raydewey1
One of America's truly great singers--and OMG that string arrangement!
@JohnSmith-fc1yj
I had somehow forgotten this once upon time favourite singer of mine, put it down to too much water under the bridge or too many years on life's highway, so it was a great pleasure to rediscover Miss Wilson's rendition of this truly great standard. What a voice. Memorable indeed.
@vidclickr
I was 14 when my parents chose or received this album through their Capitol Records Club subscription. I wore out this one, like all the Nancy Wilson albums we had. I've never understood why she wasn't better known. A case of the singer's singer, I guess, and a perfectly gorgeous vocalist and musician.
@itsaspade5771
O my. I was in love with Nancy Wilson. One of my favorite vocalists.
@cdivo39
Beautiful...beautiful....beautiful!!! The finest rendition of this great standard!! The great Sid Fellers' string arrangement actually reminds one of rain falling, and brings out the tremendous sadness needed for this song. He brings it! And so does Nancy! Brava!
@MJLeger-yj1ww
This is a favorite old song, Nancy does it justice, she's been a long-time favorite of mine. She' a very nice lady also. Her body of work is astonishing, I have so many of her CDs. I know she retired not long ago, well done, Nancy, you deserve it, you've made a lot of people happy in your long career! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THESE GREAT SELECTIONS!
@richsingh8845
I can't hear Nancy Wilson enough the more I listen to her the more I wanna hear
@Pacabelle
Utterly exquisite!
@leongardner710
No one does it like her...she spread LOVE n the world's a better place...thank God for ms. Wilson, she truly a master piece. The lady is in a class of her OWN n she is classy. Love myself some fancy
@richardmeyer6807
It's a perfect night to play this excellent standard.