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
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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What a little moonlight can do
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do to you
You in love
Your heart's fluttering all day long
You only stutter cause you for sure
Just throw that out of the way
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Wait a while
Till a little moonbeam comes peepin' through
He'll get bored
You can't resist him
All you'll say
When you have kissed him is
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Ooh, ooh, ooh
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" talk about the effect that the moonlight can have on someone in love. The first two lines set the tone, describing how even just a little bit of moonlight can have a profound impact on someone. The chorus then reiterates this sentiment, emphasizing how the moonlight can affect someone's emotions and feelings towards their partner.
The verses describe the different stages of being in love, from the initial fluttering of the heart to the eventual physical attraction and intimacy. The line "wait a while, till a little moonbeam comes peepin' through" suggests that the singer is advising their lover to take things slow and wait for the right moment to approach their love interest. The final line of the song, "what a little moonlight can do," serves as a reminder of the power of love and how something as simple as the moonlight can evoke such strong emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Expressing excitement and wonder about the power of moonlight
What a little moonlight can do
Acknowledging the transformative effect of moonlight on one's emotions and experiences
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Repeating the excited sentiment above
What a little moonlight can do to you
Highlighting the personal impact of moonlight on an individual
You in love
Addressing the theme of falling in love, which is often associated with moonlight
Your heart's fluttering all day long
Describing the heightened emotions that accompany being in love
You only stutter cause you for sure
Implying that being in love can cause one to become tongue-tied and awkward
Just throw that out of the way
Suggesting that the obstacles to expressing one's love should be overcome
I love you
Declaring one's love to the object of their affection
Wait a while
Encouraging patience in pursuing love, as if waiting for the moon to rise
Till a little moonbeam comes peepin' through
Metaphorically referring to the timing of love, as if waiting for the right moment
He'll get bored
Suggesting that the desired partner may lose interest if the pursuit is not strategic
You can't resist him
Acknowledging the allure and appeal of the desired partner
All you'll say
Foreshadowing a future interaction with the desired partner
When you have kissed him is
Continuing the foreshadowing and hinting at a future romantic moment
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Repeating the original excitement about the transformative power of moonlight
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harry Woods
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