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
You're as Right as Rain
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You're as right as rain
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You're made that way
Every man has a secret dream
Quiet thoughts trap his inner need
Of the things he's hiding from
Sometimes it's a childish game
We play but I don't feel that way
'Cause you're as right as rain
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You're as right as rain
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You're made that way
As a boy I learned how to hide
All too well how to keep inside
The way I felt about a girl
How to keep her in my world
Strange how love can change your head
You made me see I've been misled
'Cause you're as right as rain
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You're as right as rain
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You're as right as rain
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You're as right as rain
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You're as right as rain
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You're as right as rain
The lyrics of Nancy Wilson's song "You're As Right As Rain" describe a person who is as perfect as the weather itself. The singer compares this person to the weather, describing them as mellow and soft as a shower on a summer's day, and as sweet as marmalade. This person is stated to be made that way; they are genuine and authentic.
The song also explores the theme of secret emotions and needs that people keep hidden. The singer acknowledges that every man has a secret dream and quiet thoughts that they keep hidden. However, this person has the ability to make the singer feel safe and secure enough to share those secrets. The singer had previously learned to hide his emotions but this person's love has helped him to see that he has been misled. The song ends with the repeated affirmation that this person is just as right as rain.
Overall, the lyrics of "You're As Right As Rain" celebrate the beauty of authenticity and the power of love to change an individual's self-perception.
Line by Line Meaning
You're as right as rain
You are completely genuine and authentic.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You have a calming presence like a light summer rain.
You're as right as rain
You are true and trustworthy.
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You possess a gentle, tender nature that is equally delightful as marmalade.
You're made that way
Your inherent nature is that of kindness and compassion.
Every man has a secret dream
Everyone has something hidden away that they wish to achieve or experience.
Quiet thoughts trap his inner need
Private thoughts can imprison a person's desires and needs.
To open and tell someone
To share your innermost thoughts and feelings with someone.
Of the things he's hiding from
The things that a person keeps to themselves out of fear or embarrassment.
Sometimes it's a childish game
It can feel like a frivolous and immature game to keep secrets from others.
We play but I don't feel that way
Although I understand the temptation to keep secrets, I personally don't subscribe to that behavior.
'Cause you're as right as rain
You are so authentic and trustworthy that I feel comfortable opening up to you.
As a boy I learned how to hide
From a young age, I became skilled at keeping my true feelings and desires hidden.
All too well how to keep inside
I know very well how to maintain a facade and mask my true self.
The way I felt about a girl
My feelings towards a particular girl were something I kept closely guarded.
How to keep her in my world
I knew how to manipulate her emotions to ensure she would stay in my life.
Strange how love can change your head
It's curious how falling in love can alter one's thinking and behavior.
You made me see I've been misled
You helped me understand that my previous behavior was deceptive and not genuine.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LINDA CREED, THOM BELL
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