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
Ten Years Of Tears
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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I called my baby's name
Called and I called him
But his answer never came
I looked at his picture, began to feeling bad
Started a-crying a-for every year we had
And I cried ten years of tears
Yeah, how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Ten years of tears
I have cried this everyday
The first year was heaven
So were the other nine
Well, those ten years were golden
When he said that he was mine
I gave him my loving
And now I give him my tears
And now I cry just as hard as I loved him
I love him all those years
And I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears
Yeah, how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Ten years of tears
I have cried this everyday
And I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Well, ten years I loved him
And now he's gone away
Ten years of tears, I have loved him everyday
I cried out the window
I cried a-walkin' the floor
Cried such a heartache
A-when his footsteps passed my door
As each day grew into weeks
And the weeks grew into years
Each day that he's gone
I cried ten more years
And I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears
Yeah, how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Ten years of tears
I have cried this everyday
I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him, now he's gone away
Ten years of tears, I have loved him everyday
I have loved him everyday
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song Ten Good Years tell the story of a woman who has just woken up to the realization that her beloved partner has left her after ten years together. She tries to call him, but there's no answer, and as she looks at his picture, the weight of their lost time together hits her hard. The singer spends the song reflecting on their relationship, acknowledging the happiness and love they shared in the ten years they spent together and lamenting the pain and heartache she's experiencing in the present. The repeating lines of "Ten years of tears" drive home the message of how deeply the singer has been affected by this loss.
The song is a poignant reflection on the pain of heartbreak and the lingering effects of lost love. The singer's longing for her partner is palpable, as is the sense of regret that accompanies the realization that their time together has come to an end. Despite the pain, however, there's a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the ten years of happiness they shared, which makes the loss all the more difficult to bear.
Line by Line Meaning
Woke up this morning
The song starts with Nancy Wilson talking about waking up on a morning with hope and love in her heart.
I called my baby's name
Nancy calls out to her lover, hoping he would answer and they could spend the day together.
Called and I called him
Nancy repeats her attempts at waking her lover, getting anxious and losing hope.
But his answer never came
Nancy realizes that her lover is gone and he will never answer her calls again, making her feel helpless and sad.
I looked at his picture, began to feeling bad
As Nancy looks at her lover's picture, she feels a sense of loss and pain, thinking about the good times they had together.
Started a-crying a-for every year we had
Nancy starts to cry as she thinks about the love they shared for ten years, feeling the pain of his absence now more than ever.
And I cried ten years of tears
Nancy cries for the ten years worth of love and memories she shared with her lover, feeling the weight of his sudden departure.
Ten years of tears
Nancy repeats the phrase, emphasizing how much time they spent together and how much she loved him.
Yeah, how could he leave me
Nancy questions why her lover left her after ten years of love and companionship, feeling hurt and betrayed.
After all those lovin' years?
Nancy wonders how her love and devotion for ten years couldn't be enough to make her lover stay by her side.
Ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Nancy expresses how much she loved her lover for the ten years they spent together, but now he is gone and she can't do anything about it.
Ten years of tears
Nancy repeats the phrase once again, showing how much heartbreak and sorrow she is going through.
I have cried this everyday
Nancy confirms how much she has been crying every day since her lover's departure, unable to deal with the pain and loss.
The first year was heaven
Nancy remembers the first year with her lover as pure bliss and happiness, a time she never thought would end.
So were the other nine
Nancy talks about how the rest of the years felt like heaven too, filled with love, happiness, and togetherness.
Well, those ten years were golden
Nancy describes the ten years she had with her lover as the best and most precious years of her life, filled with pure joy and love.
When he said that he was mine
Nancy remembers the moment when her lover told her that he loved her and wanted to be with her, a moment she cherished deeply.
I gave him my loving
Nancy gave her lover all of her love, heart, and soul, making sure that he felt special and appreciated every day.
And now I give him my tears
Nancy continues to give her lover her heart and soul, but now in the form of tears and sorrow, as she can't do anything other than cry.
And now I cry just as hard as I loved him
Nancy expresses how she now cries just as hard as she loved her lover, showing how deep and strong her love was for him.
I cried out the window
Nancy expresses how she cried out the window, wanting her lover to come back, feeling lost and lonely.
I cried a-walkin' the floor
Nancy couldn't sit still and walked around the house, crying and feeling heartbroken.
Cried such a heartache
Nancy cried with such intense pain and anguish, feeling like a part of her had died with her lover's departure.
A-when his footsteps passed my door
Nancy remembers hearing her lover's footsteps outside her door, but now they are gone, making her feel alone and abandoned.
As each day grew into weeks
Nancy felt the pain and sorrow growing with each passing day, making her feel more and more hopeless.
And the weeks grew into years
Nancy felt like her years without her lover were endless, always feeling like she needed him back in her life.
Each day that he's gone
Nancy repeats how much she misses her lover, emphasizing the pain and sorrow she has been feeling since his departure.
I cried ten more years
Nancy repeats the phrase, showing how much pain and suffering she has gone through since her lover's departure, still feeling the same hurt and sadness even after ten years.
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