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
Houdini of the midnite hour
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Working wonders with your mellow power
Kisses take me beyond, and beyond, and beyond
Wave your wand
Ooh (sweet Houdini) , wave your magic wand
I've got your music in me, play on (play on)
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
Sweet Houdini, I'm a passion flower
Watch me blossom with your lovin' shower
Locomotion, stone satisfaction and action
Wave your wand
Ooh (sweet Houdini) , wave your magic wand
I've got your music in me, play on (play on)
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
Free up your song within me, flow on
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
I've got your music in me, play on (play on)
Ooh wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
Free up your song within me, flow on
Swing, swing, swing, swing
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
You make the moves and groove me, flow on
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
You make the moves and groove me, flow on
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
You make the moves and groovе me, flow on
Ooh, wave your magic wand (sweet Houdini)
The song "Houdini of the midnite hour" by Nancy Wilson is a tribute to the power of music and its ability to transport the listener to a different world. The lyrics use the metaphor of the famous magician Harry Houdini, who is known for his incredible escape tricks and illusions, to describe the magical effect that music has on the singer. The first verse describes how the musician creates wonders with their "mellow power" that takes the singer "beyond, and beyond, and beyond" with their music. The chorus repeats the phrase "wave your magic wand" and talks about how the music is in the singer and how they want it to be free and "flow on."
The second verse continues with this theme, as the singer becomes a "passion flower" that blooms with the "lovin' shower" of the musician's music. The lyrics describe the power of music to bring people together, using the phrases "Locomotion, stone satisfaction, and action." The chorus is repeated again, with the line "you make the moves and groove me, flow on" emphasizing the physical and emotional response that the music elicits.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the transformative power of music, using the metaphor of a magician's wand to describe how music can take us to another place and create a sense of wonder and magic in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet Houdini of the midnight hour
Addressing the mysterious and elusive lover who possesses magical powers to enrapture them, especially during the late hours of the night.
Working wonders with your mellow power
Referring to the lover's ability to create a relaxing atmosphere that induces feelings of safety and calmness.
Kisses take me beyond, and beyond, and beyond
Highlighting the potency of the lover’s kisses to take them to heights of pleasure beyond their imagination.
Wave your wand
Metaphorically calling on the lover to summon their magical abilities to satisfy the artist's desires.
Ooh (sweet Houdini) , wave your magic wand
Suggesting that the lover's magical abilities are captivating and that placing a request is akin to experiencing awe.
I've got your music in me, play on (play on)
Indicates how the singer is wholly caught up in the lover's magic and desires for it to continue further.
Free up your song within me, flow on
Asking the lover to let their magic and music flow within them, freeing the singer's expression.
Sweet Houdini, I'm a passion flower
Describing the artist as a blossoming flower savouring the pleasure and luxury offered by Houdini.
Watch me blossom with your lovin' shower
Describing how Houdini's love has been like a refreshing shower, nurturing and bringing out the best in them.
Locomotion, stone satisfaction, and action
Suggesting that Houdini's magic has the power to summon and intensify sexual excitement and pleasure.
Swing, swing, swing, swing
This line is repeated four times and it suggests a rhythmic, dance-like motion or an allusion to the act of having sex.
You make the moves and groove me, flow on
Expressing how Houdini's magic can take control of their bodies and emotions, leading to a mind-blowing, pleasurable experience.
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