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 Can't Get Started
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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I've settled revolutions in Spain
And the North Pole I have charted
Still I can't get started with you
On the golf course, I'm under par
Metro Goldwyn have asked me to star
I've got a house, a showplace
'Cause you're so supreme
Lyrics I write of you, I dream
Dream day and night of you
And I scheme just for the sight of you
Baby, what good does it do?
I've been consulted by Franklin D
Greta Garbo has had me to tea
Still I'm broken-hearted
'Cause I can't get started with you
The song "I Can't Get Started" by Nancy Wilson is a love song that reflects the singer's unrequited love for someone she admires but cannot seem to win over. Through the lyrics, the listener gets a glimpse of the singer's impressive accomplishments, such as flying around the world, settling revolutions in Spain, and charting the North Pole, among other things. Despite all these accomplishments, the singer confesses that she has not been able to "get started" with the person she desires.
The lyrics go on to describe how even on the golf course, the singer is under par, and she has been asked to star in Metro Goldwyn movies. She has a showplace, a house, and has been consulted by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and even had tea with Greta Garbo. Despite all of these things, the singer is still broken-hearted because she cannot seem to win over her love interest.
The lyrics emphasize the supreme nature of the person the singer is in love with, and how she cannot get them out of her mind, dreaming and scheming about them day and night. However, despite this, she cannot seem to make any progress in capturing their love. The song, therefore, reveals the universal theme of unrequited love and the pain it can cause.
Line by Line Meaning
I've flown around the world in a plane
I have done incredible things and traveled great distances.
I've settled revolutions in Spain
I am a problem solver and have resolved conflicts even in Spain.
And the North Pole I have charted
I've been an explorer and dared to chart the North Pole.
Still I can't get started with you
Even with all my accomplishments, I can't seem to start a relationship with you.
On the golf course, I'm under par
I excel at golf and always score below par.
Metro Goldwyn have asked me to star
I'm so talented that the movie company Metro Goldwyn asked me to be in a movie.
I've got a house, a showplace
I have a beautiful home that could be featured in a show.
Still I can't get no place with you
Despite having all these things going for me, I still can't make any progress with you.
'Cause you're so supreme
You are so wonderful and perfect that I find it difficult to approach you.
Lyrics I write of you, I dream
I write poetry and songs about you and dream of you frequently.
Dream day and night of you
I am constantly dreaming about you day and night.
And I scheme just for the sight of you
I am planning and scheming just to have the opportunity to see you in person.
Baby, what good does it do?
Despite all my efforts, it seems like I'm getting nowhere and I'm feeling discouraged.
I've been consulted by Franklin D
Even the former President Franklin D Roosevelt has sought my counsel.
Greta Garbo has had me to tea
I've had tea with the famous actress Greta Garbo.
Still I'm broken-hearted
Despite having all these influential people in my life, I'm still sad and broken-hearted because of my failure to win you over.
'Cause I can't get started with you
My main problem is that I can't seem to start a relationship with you despite all my successes.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke
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