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Nancy Wilson was born on February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, Ohio, to Olden Wilson, an iron foundry worker, and Lillian Ryan. Wilson attended Burnside Heights Elementary School and developed her singing skills by participating in church choirs.
- She Won A TV Talent Show at 15
- She Had Three Goals When She Moved to New York City
- Her Career Spanned Five Decades
- She Won 3 Grammys
- She Considered Herself A ‘Song Stylist’
- Her Music Was Empowering For Women
- She Had Her Own Television Show
- She Participated in The Selma to Montgomery March in 1965
- She Worked with Organisations to Help Black Communities in Several Cities
- She Was Honoured For Her Activism
Born in 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio, Nancy Wilson began singing aged 4. She grew up listening to her father’s records and singing in the church choir. Wilson was influenced by Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole and Ruth Brown. When she was 15, she entered and won a local TV talent show. She was awarded regular appearances on a show called Skyline Melodi...
Upon her arrival in NYC in 1960, Wilson landed a regular gig at the Blue Morocco club in the Bronx. She had three main aims. First, she wanted to work with John Levy, an influential jazz manager. Secondly, Wilson wanted to sign with Capitol Records, the label who represented her idol Nat King Cole. Lastly, she wanted to record her first album with ...
Wilson released more than 70 albums across her 50-year career. Despite having no formal training, she was able to work across genres, and sometimes released 3 albums a year. She was second only to The Beatlesin sales in the 1960s, and has outsold big names like Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and the Beach Boys. Furthermore, Wilson had 8 top 20 albums on ...
Wilson was awarded 3 Grammys. She won her first Grammy in 1964 for Best R&B Recording for the album How Glad I Am. Additionally, she received two Best Jazz Vocal Album awards for RSVP – Rare Songs, Very Personal in 2005 and Turned to Bluein 2007. In addition to her Grammy awards, she was honoured as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment of the Ar...
Though Wilson is remembered most as a jazz singer, she did not limit herself to one genre. In fact, she referred to herself as a ‘song stylist’, and, for her, songs were about storytelling. In 1993, she told the Los Angeles Times: ‘I have a gift for telling stories, making them seem larger than life.’ Wilson’s storytelling extended to how she perfo...
Interestingly, Wilson’s choice to sing about heartbreak and her style of emotive singing has led to the NY Times calling her a forerunner of the modern ‘female empowerment singer’. In songs like Face It Girl, one of her biggest commercial successes, she was playful with her interpretation of heartbreak and sang with attitude and flair about a forme...
Wilson added actress to her resume, appearing for the next few decades on programmes such as The Carol Burnett Show and The Cosby Show. She also hosted her own TV show, The Nancy Wilson Show, for which she won an Emmy. Later in her career, she hosted NPR’s Jazz Profileseries.
On 7 March 1965, approximately 3,200 people left Selma, Alabama for the state capital, Montgomery, led by Martin Luther King Jr. They were protesting the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson and obstructions to voting rights for African Americans. By the time they reached Montgomery, their numbers had reached 25,000. Among the crowd was Nancy Wilson, who k...
Wilson’s philanthropic efforts continued long into her career, and she worked with organisations such as the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild and the Brotherhood Crusadeto empower disenfranchised communities to seek justice and improve living conditions. Further, she worked to improve women’s medical care, especially during childbirth, and campaigned f...
Wilson was honoured for her activism in many ways, including through an award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in 1993. In 1998, she received the NAACPImage Award for her philanthropic contributions and lifelong activism. She was also inducted into the International Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2005. She was dedic...
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Dec 14, 2018 · Wilson says she knew at an early age what she would do for a living. During her decades-long career, Wilson performed jazz ballads, standards, torch songs, show tunes and pop songs. She...
Dec 14, 2018 · Legendary vocalist, actor, and pillar of the jazz community Nancy Wilson died on Dec. 13 at her home in Pioneertown, Calif., after a long battle with illness. She was 81. In her nearly six-decade career, Wilson touched many musical genres.
Dec 15, 2018 · Nancy Wilson, a sassy and sultry jazz-pop singer with extraordinary vocal and visual performing talents who emerged in 1959 just as the pop charts were starting to be dominated by soft Brazilian voices, vocal harmonies by beach bands, British invaders and back-beat soul from Detroit and Memphis, died yesterday. She was 81.
Dec 14, 2018 · Wilson, who won three Grammy awards and recorded more than 60 albums, died at her California home Thursday at the age of 81. From 1996-2005, she hosted NPR's documentary series Jazz Profiles ...
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Oct 15, 2024 · Vocalist Nancy Wilson, whose supple voice, natural ability as a storyteller and willingness to cross musical boundaries made her a sensation in the jazz and pop worlds, died at her home in Pioneertown, California, on December 13 after a long illness.
