Nancy Wilson

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Born:
February 20, 1937, she's 75 and American.
Birthname:
Nancy Sue Wilson.
One Liner:
Jazz singer and TV show host born in the 1930s
Snapshot:
An Artist with 85 releases, and credited 3 times on others' music. 7 collaborations.

Biography

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Despite hosting a popular TV variety series, Ohio native and vocal diva Nancy Wilson's legacy stands with one foot planted firmly in jazz and the other tapping back and forth between pop and R&B. Beginning in the late '50s, Wilson came of age as a jazz singer but soon stepped out, demonstrating an elastic penchant for genre-hopping that lost her the attention of many jazz purists but clinched her lasting popularity. Her collaborative highlights alone speak volumes: George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, Billy May, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown and Ramsey Lewis among others. She continued recording into the new millennium, releasing almost yearly recordings, bringing her total number of releases into the hundreds.

Pictures

Nancy Wilson - ASCAP's 18th Annual Rhythm and Soul Music Awards Gala - Arrivals Getty Images

ASCAP's 18th Annual Rhythm and Soul Music Awards Gala - Arrivals

Nancy Wilson - GRAMMY Foundations Starry Night Honoring Quincy Jones - Inside Getty Images

GRAMMY Foundations Starry Night Honoring Quincy Jones - Inside

Nancy Wilson - Thelonious Monk Jazz Tribute Concert For Herbie Hancock - Inside Getty Images

Thelonious Monk Jazz Tribute Concert For Herbie Hancock - Inside

Nancy Wilson - Photo of Nancy Wilson Getty Images

Photo of Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson - The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter Honor Herbie Hancock - Show Getty Images

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter Honor Herbie…

Nancy Wilson - The 47th Annual Grammy Awards - Pressroom Getty Images

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards - Pressroom

Nancy Wilson - Photo of Nancy Wilson Getty Images

Photo of Nancy Wilson

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Genres

Cabaret, Female Vocalist, Lounge, Traditional Pop, American Songbook, American Standards, Rhythm & Blues. Vote on Genres

Discography

88 releases – 85 under her own name and 3 credits on others' music Edit
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