Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

Nancy Wilson
Wilson in 1968
Born
Nancy Sue Wilson

(1937-02-20)February 20, 1937
DiedDecember 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 81)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1956–2011
Spouses
(m. 1960; div. 1970)
Wiley Burton
(m. 1974; died 2008)
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels

Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer". The title she preferred, however, was "song stylist".[1] She received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".[2]

  1. ^ "Nancy Wilson, NPR Biography". NPR. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nancy Wilson (Center Stage) (Biography)". Ebony Magazine. March 1, 2007.[dead link]