Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

This article is about the jazz vocalist. For the rock singer and guitarist, see Nancy Wilson (rock musician).

Nancy Wilson
Wilson in 1968
Born
Nancy Sue Wilson

(1937-02-20)February 20, 1937
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 81)
Pioneertown, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1956–2011
Spouses
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(m. 1960; div. 1970)​
Wiley Burton
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(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]