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
Tonight
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Won't be just any night
Tonight there will be no morning star
Tonight, tonight
I'll see my love tonight
And for us stars will stop where they are
The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light
Oh, moon, grow bright
And make this endless day
Endless night, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Won't be just any night
Tonight there will be no morning star
Tonight, tonight
I'll see my love tonight
And for us stars will stop where they are
Today the minutes seem like hours
The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light
Oh, oh, moon, grow bright
And make this endless day
Endless night, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
The song "Tonight" by Nancy Wilson is a romantic ballad that speaks of the anticipation and excitement of meeting someone special. The song focuses on the feeling of being in love and how the stars seem to align on such a special occasion. The line "Tonight there will be no morning star" suggests that time will stand still and the couple will indulge in the magic of the night. The hope that the moon will shine brightly, and make the day feel like night, adds to the romantic notion of the song.
Wilson's elegant voice alongside the soft and melodic tune enhance the dreamy nature of the song. The lyrics express the anticipation of waiting to see a loved one, and how the minutes seem like hours, and the hours go so slowly. The excitement builds as the night draws near, and the anticipation of seeing the person they love becomes overwhelming. The repetition of the chorus serves to emphasize the importance and significance of the night and the desire for everything to be perfect.
Overall, the lyrics of "Tonight" by Nancy Wilson convey the sense of earnest anticipation and eagerness to meet the person of one's dreams. The magical rendezvous evokes feelings of love and romance, and the song serves as a perfect accompaniment for a starry night out with your significant other.
Line by Line Meaning
Tonight, tonight
The night in question is very special and significant.
Won't be just any night
It's not an ordinary night.
Tonight there will be no morning star
The usual celestial events won't happen because of the significance of the night.
I'll see my love tonight
The person longed to see the person they love all day.
And for us stars will stop where they are
The night will be so special that even the stars will act differently.
Today the minutes seem like hours
The person was anxiously waiting for the night and it felt like their anticipation was causing time to slow down.
The hours go so slowly
The person feels like time is dragging on.
And still the sky is light
Despite the weariness of waiting, it's still daytime.
Oh, moon, grow bright
The person is addressing the moon, asking it to shine brightly.
And make this endless day
The person wants the long day to come to an end.
Endless night, tonight
The person anticipates that the night will feel like it lasts forever.
Tonight, tonight, tonight
The night is so special that just saying it once is not enough.
Contributed by Natalie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.