Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson blurs the line between jazz singer and pop singer, preferring to be called a "song stylist." Her career starting at the tender age of 15 when she won a talent show in Columbus, Ohio. In 1959 went to New York which then led to her meeting her long-time manager John Levy who got her signed to Capitol Records. "What I heard that night," recalled Capitol A&R man Dave Cavanaugh, "was the nasal quality of Dinah [Washington] and the tear of Billie [Holiday]. I signed her immediately."
An early single, 1961's "Guess Who I Saw Today," became a staple on jazz radio and in black juke box locations throughout urban America. In 1962 came her second juke box hit, Buddy Johnson's "Save Your Love For Me." Nancy's highest charting Capitol singles, the GrammyÒ-winning "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" (#11 Pop, 1964) and "You're As Right As Rain" (#10 R&B, 1974), are highlights in the total of 20 Pop and/or R&B-charting singles for Capitol. The two albums which made Nancy Wilson a household name were BROADWAY MY WAY and HOLLYWOOD-MY WAY, which are just what the titles imply, current and old tunes from the Great White Way and Tinseltown.
After countless television guest appearances, NBC gave Nancy her own network series, The Nancy Wilson Show, for which she won an Emmy award for the 1967-68 season. She also performed on shows like The Andy Williams Show, The Carol Burnett Show, The Flip Wilson Show, and, over the years, either as herself or in the occasional acting role, on TV series like I Spy, Room 222, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, The Cosby Show, New York Undercover and, lately, Moesha and The Parkers.
When the NPR radio network was looking for an articulate voice with both name value and jazz credibility to host their series, Jazz Profiles, Nancy was the obvious choice. Not only does she know the music, but she knows the artists personally.
Recently, Nancy has begun to talk about giving up the road and retiring to spend more time with her family and her grandchildren. Her fans will miss her, but with over sixty albums' worth of material, we've got plenty of listening and plenty of memories. With all that Nancy Wilson has given to the world of music, she's entitled.

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