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
Satin Doll
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Over her shoulder, she digs me.
Out cattin' that satin doll.
Baby, shall we go out skippin?
Careful, amigo, you're flippin',
Speaks Latin that satin doll.
I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me,
Switch-a-rooney!
Telephone numbers well you know,
Doin' my rhumbas with uno
And that 'in my Satin Doll.
The song "Satin Doll" by Nancy Wilson is a jazz standard written by Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn. The song is about a sophisticated and elegant woman who leaves a strong impression on the singer. The song's opening line "Cigarette holder which wigs me" indicates that the woman is fashionable and classy, and her style leaves a lasting impact on the singer. The line "Over her shoulder, she digs me" indicates that she is aware of the singer's interest in her.
As the song progresses, the woman suggests that they go out together, but the singer is aware of her ability to manipulate him, saying "Baby, shall we go out skippin? Careful, amigo, you're flippin', Speaks Latin that satin doll." The line "Speaks Latin" could be interpreted as the woman's ability to use sophisticated language to her advantage. Despite being aware of the woman's charms, the singer is determined not to be "caught" by her.
The singer then goes on to mention "telephone numbers," which could be a reference to the woman's address book and the many admirers she has. The song ends with the line "Doin' my rhumbas with uno and that 'in my Satin Doll," indicating that the singer is making the most of his time, dancing with other women whilst still thinking of the Satin Doll.
Line by Line Meaning
Cigarette holder which wigs me
Her cigarette holder mesmerizes me
Over her shoulder, she digs me.
She turns to look at me and seems to like what she sees.
Out cattin' that satin doll.
She's out and about, strutting her stuff.
Baby, shall we go out skippin?
Hey, how about we go out dancing?
Careful, amigo, you're flippin'
Watch yourself, friend, you're getting carried away.
Speaks Latin that satin doll.
She's got moves that are smooth and sophisticated.
She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be.
She's no pushover, so I better keep my cool.
I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me,
I'll dance with her, but I'm not going to let myself fall for her.
Switch-a-rooney!
I might change my mind though!
Telephone numbers well you know,
I've got a lot of phone numbers, you know.
Doin' my rhumbas with uno
I'm dancing the rumba with just one of them.
And that 'in my Satin Doll.
And that's what I'm doing with my satin doll.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Songtrust Ave, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
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