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
Prelude To A Kiss
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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A song in blue
Like a flower crying
For the dew
That was my heart serenading you
My prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that grows
That was my heart trying to compose
A prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song so gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
The song "Prelude to a Kiss" by Nancy Wilson is a beautiful love ballad that speaks of the emotions felt by someone deeply in love. The first stanza speaks of the heart serenading the loved one, like a blue flower crying for dew. The second stanza continues with the heart trying to compose a melody using its tender sentimental woes. Though it might be a simple melody, it can be transformed into a symphony with the touch of Gershwin or Shubert. The last stanza emphasizes the depth of love as the love song gently cries for the tenderness within the lover's eyes, and the love is a prelude that never dies.
The lyrics of this song contain deep metaphorical imagery, which speaks of the purity and intensity of love. The blue flower crying for dew signifies the need for love and attention, while the gentle love song represents the emotions of the heart. The composer beautifully conveys the message of love through simple yet powerful lyrics that are easy to understand and relate to.
Nancy Wilson's rendition of "Prelude to a Kiss" has been widely appreciated by music lovers all over the world. The song's smooth melody and hauntingly beautiful lyrics have made it a timeless classic. It has been covered by many other artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Duke Ellington, among others.
Line by Line Meaning
If you hear
If you happen to come across
A song in blue
A sad song
Like a flower crying
Like a flower shedding dew drops
For the dew
For the love it has lost
That was my heart serenading you
It represents my heart's love and yearning for you
My prelude to a kiss
It is just an introduction to my love
If you hear a song that grows
If you come across a song that becomes more intense
From my tender sentimental woes
Born out of my emotional suffering
That was my heart trying to compose
It was my heart's attempt to express my love
A prelude to a kiss
A simple beginning to a lifetime of love
Though it's just a simple melody
It may be a small and uncomplicated tune
With nothing fancy
It is free of ornamentation
Nothing much
Not much to it
You could turn it to a symphony
But it could potentially become a grand composition
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
It could become a masterpiece
Oh how my love song gently cries
It expresses my love in a tender and emotional way
For the tenderness within your eyes
It is inspired by the love and tenderness I see in your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
My love is enduring and everlasting
A prelude to a kiss
It is just the start of our love story
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: DUKE ELLINGTON, IRVING MILLS, IRVING GORDON
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