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
I
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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It was blue as ink
Or at least I think I remember sky
I remember snow
Soft as feathers, sharp as thumb tacks coming down like lint
And it made you squint when the wind would blow
Cold as silver, white as sheets
Rain like strings and changing things like leaves
I remember leaves
Green as spearmint, crisp as paper
I remember trees
Bare as coat racks, spread like broken umbrellas
And parks and bridges, ponds and zoos
Ruddy faces, muddy shoes
And nights and noise and bees and boys
And days
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by, they're a sort of haze
And the bluest ink isn't really sky
And at times I think I would gladly die
For a day of sky
Sky, sky, sky
The song "I" by Nancy Wilson is a nostalgic reflection on childhood memories and the passing of time. The opening line “I remember sky, it was blue as ink” suggests a vivid memory of the sky as blue and clear, yet as the song progresses, the lyrics become more abstract and uncertain. The repetition of the phrase “or at least I think I remember sky” highlights the fading of memories over time and the uncertainty of what truly remains.
The song goes on to describe other sensory memories; snow as soft as feathers, sharp as thumb tacks, and ice as cold as silver, white as sheets. The nostalgia continues with descriptions of leaves and trees, parks and bridges, ponds and zoos, and the sounds of nights and bees and boys. The verse “and days, I remember days, or at least I try. But as years go by, they’re sort of a haze” contains a bittersweet longing for simpler times, and the realization that memories are fleeting.
The final repeated refrain of “sky, sky, sky” emphasizes the importance of these childhood memories, particularly the clear blue sky. The song suggests that the beauty and simplicity of these memories are worth cherishing, even if they become cloudy or uncertain over time.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember sky
The singer has a recollection of the sky.
It was blue as ink
The sky was a deep shade of blue.
Or at least I think I remember sky
The singer is uncertain if their memory of the sky is accurate.
I remember snow
The artist has a memory of snow.
Soft as feathers, sharp as thumb tacks coming down like lint
The snow was both soft and sharp, and fell lightly like lint.
And it made you squint when the wind would blow
The snow made the singer squint when the wind was blowing.
And ice like vinyl on the streets
The ice on the street was hard and shiny like vinyl.
Cold as silver, white as sheets
The ice was extremely cold and white like sheets.
Rain like strings and changing things like leaves
The rain was like strings falling from the sky and caused things to change like leaves do.
I remember leaves
The artist remembers leaves.
Green as spearmint, crisp as paper
The leaves were a vibrant green color and had a crisp texture like paper.
I remember trees
The artist remembers trees.
Bare as coat racks, spread like broken umbrellas
The trees were bare like coat racks and had branches that spread out like broken umbrellas.
And parks and bridges, ponds and zoos
The singer remembers parks, bridges, ponds, and zoos.
Ruddy faces, muddy shoes
The people in the parks had reddish faces and muddy shoes.
And nights and noise and bees and boys
The artist remembers nights, noise, bees, and boys.
And days
The artist remembers days.
I remember days
The singer has a recollection of days.
Or at least I try
The singer may be struggling to remember the days.
But as years go by, they're a sort of haze
As time passes, the memories become fuzzy and unclear.
And the bluest ink isn't really sky
The deepest shade of blue, even in ink, cannot accurately represent the sky.
And at times I think I would gladly die
The artist longs to experience a beautiful day again so much that death seems preferable to not experiencing it.
For a day of sky
The singer yearns for a beautiful day with clear and bright blue skies.
Sky, sky, sky
The artist repeats the word 'sky' as a way to emphasize their longing for it.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
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@MegaWillyxxx
I can't believe it ...I heard this song ONCE in the early 70's on a radio station but got no name or details about it - er, ah.. I was slightly drunk ..but never forgot it. Looked for it a zillion times over the years without success but now 45+ years later...here it is! My life is fulfilled.
@lornajones6119
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@Nicole-kx9vg
FULL-Circle. 🎶🎶🎶🎶
@marcelapontes7033
Yeahh, felt hapiness for you here!!! I can imagine the feeling
@saryratha
Willy Smith - never know..... what life has in front of us all... as fuckup as it’s been, good song inspired and help to go on maybe even just another day..... lord, give me a rewind button, pls.....
@amandamilo3454
Wow!
@cloudydays6277
Found this gem from Harry & Megan documentary. Thanks guys cos never heard of this gorgeous song or woman before
@gingermongreig2931
Just heard this at the end of lessons in chemistry and I knew it was her right away !and had to look her up and hear it just one more time. Love y’a Nancy
@IThinkICare
I lived in this part of the world for 3 decades but it took Lessons in Chemistry to lead to this gem. There were more good music in the show but this really got my attention. I don't mind she slowing it down but I do prefer the record version. The show is good too.
@robinfarina2966
Me too!