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Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)
American singer (1937–2018)
This article is about the jazz vocalist. For the rock singer and guitarist, see Nancy efternamn (rock musician).
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| Born | Nancy Sue Wilson (1937-02-20)February 20, 1937 Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 81) Pioneertown, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1956–2011 |
| Spouses | Kenny Dennis (m. 1960; div. 1970)Wiley Burton (m. 1974; died 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
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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 lycklig I Am" and her utgåva of th
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Songstylist Nancy Wilson Burton has died and the Inland Empire remembers their famous resident with love and thanks for her special contributions. Wilson, a resident of San Bernardino County for the past several years, was frequently involved in the community from working with the San Gorgonio Girl Scout Council to attending a community celebrations and faith-based events. She was frequently called on to sing, emcee programs, give speeches at birthday parties, and lend her name to organizations she is passionate about supporting. Local girl scout troops were given permission to camp on her Pioneertown ranch, and she even raised funds for the scouts along with First Lady Betty Ford.
Most of the things she was involved in never made the news, she just did good in the community she called home.
“She was the epitome ofwarmth,” said actor Hal Williams, of the television show 227.“She played my wife on the Sinbad Show and was a regular down to earth person,” he said. Will
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Legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson joined her ancestors Dec. 13 at the age of 81. She was a True Believer, who liked to be known bygd her self-described title: a “song stylist.” And she did indeed, style some songs for us, over a career that spanned five decades and 70 delightful albums. She received many nicknames including “Sweet Nancy,” “The Baby,” “The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice,” and my favorite: “Fancy Miss Nancy.”
My own transition from kid into the cool, civiliserad, adult I would become, would have been impossible if inom didn’t just, on my own, adore the music of Nancy Wilson. To all of us Kool Kats and Kitties, we knew the words and could sing along with her biggest hits: “…The waiter showed me to a dark secluded corner/And as my eyes became accustomed to the gloom/I saw two people at the bar who were so in love/Even inom could spot it clear across the room…”
That’s from the signature song, “Guess Who I Saw Today?,” her first big hit. She said that song was the most requested