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
Sunshine
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
and she's always gone too long
anytime she goes away.
Wonder this time where she's gone,
wonder if she's gone to stay
and this house just ain't no home
anytime she goes away.
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone,
but ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
only darkness everyday.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
and this house just ain't no home
anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away
The song "Ain't No Sunshine" by Nancy Wilson details the despair and sadness that comes with the absence of a loved one. The song begins with the declaration that there is no sunshine when the person is gone, painting a picture of the deep void left in their absence. The next verse wonders where the person might have gone, questioning if they will even return. The chorus repeats the idea that the absence of this person brings darkness and coldness into the home, and that they are gone for extended periods of time.
The final verse acknowledges that it might be best to refrain from being with this person due to the pain they inflict on the singer when they are gone. However, the repeated choruses make it clear that regardless of what the singer ought to do, the reality is that without their beloved's presence, there is no warmth, no light, and ultimately, no home.
Overall, the haunting melody and soulful lyrics of "Ain't No Sunshine" exemplify the loneliness and sadness that comes with the absence of someone we hold dear.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
The singer feels lonely and sad when the person they love is not around.
It's not warm when she's away.
Without the person they love, the singer feels cold and alone.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone and she's always gone too long anytime she goes away.
The singer feels like the person they love is always away for too long, leaving them in darkness.
Wonder this time where she's gone, wonder if she's gone to stay.
The artist wonders where the person they love has gone and if they will ever come back.
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.
Without the person they love, the artist's home feels empty and not like a home.
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know
The singer repeats 'I know' to emphasize how strongly they feel about the absence of the person they love.
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone, but ain't no sunshine when she's gone, ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday.
The singer knows they should let go of the person they love, but they can't because the loneliness is overwhelming.
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away, anytime she goes away, anytime she goes away, anytime she goes away.
The artist emphasizes how much they feel the absence of the person they love by repeating 'anytime she goes away.'
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bill Withers
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Marcia thedj
Thanks to Nancy Wilson for doing it best - we'll reminisce in her beautiful jazz-pop storytelling forevermore. 💞🎶💞
February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018
John Davis
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FrankE R
The sultry, sensual, smokey funk arrangement is the perfect setting for Nancy's classy and incomparable brand of sexy effectively complemented by John Klemmer's otherworldly sax and whoever that scat master is. Next to "As You Desire Me" this is one of her sweet fires that burn ever so nicely. R.I.P.
YS HUFF
What a DopeAss musical arrangement in this tune. My Mom use to blast it from our BKLYN home. Nancy Wilson... you were the truth in your music & social activism. Respect & thank you so much for all you've done to entertain the world. May you RILove. <3 ♫♪
olusheyi banjo
Rest In Musicians Heaven Nancy Wilson. You were a classy class act
Ronald Morris
@MALEKE O'NEY me look
MALEKE O'NEY
olusheyi banjo the epitome of class!
ilovegoodsax
I almost forgot about this gem and happy to rediscover it after nearly 40 years. What great memories of that time this song brings back. Thank you Nancy Wilson and may your soul rest in eternal peace....
Vivian Mckinzie
This was my favorite back in the day. I looked to find this album over the years but no success. Never let other people borrow your music.........R.I.P......Died 12/13/2018
Gigi Rey
I feel u....