Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson may refer to:

  • Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (born 1937), American jazz singer and actress
  • Nancy Wilson (rock musician) (born 1954), American singer and guitar player, member of the band Heart
  • Nancy Wilson (religious leader) (born 1950), Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Churches
  • Nancy Wilson (journalist), Canadian television journalist
  • Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

    Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with more than 70 albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, cabaret, pop and soul; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer". The title she prefers, however, is "song stylist". She has received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".

    Background

    On February 20, 1937, Wilson was the first of six children born to Olden Wilson, an iron foundry worker, and Lillian Ryan, a maid in Chillicothe, Ohio. Wilson's father would buy records to listen to at home. At an early age Wilson heard recordings from Billy Eckstine, Nat Cole, and Jimmy Scott with Lionel Hampton's Big Band. Wilson says: "The juke joint down on the block had a great jukebox and there I heard Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, LaVerne Baker, Little Esther". Wilson became aware of her talent while singing in church choirs, imitating singers as a young child, and performing in her grandmother's house during summer visits. By the age of four, she knew she would eventually become a singer.

    Nancy Wilson (journalist)

    Nancy Wilson is a Canadian television journalist. She was an anchor for CBC News Now before her retirement.

    She joined CBC Newsworld in 1991 as the host of This Country. Prior to joining, Wilson worked on CBC Television's newsmagazine The Journal. For the CBC, she has hosted various programmes including Newsworld Today, CBC News: Morning, Politics and The Money Show.

    She was also a reporter, host and anchor for CTV's Canada AM, as well as the parliamentary bureau representative for the Global Television Network. For several years in the late 1980s she co-anchored evening newscasts on CJOH-TV in Ottawa with Max Keeping.

    An Ottawa native, she graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

    On May 8, 2014, Wilson announced that she will be retiring from CBC.

    References

    External links

  • CBC biography of Nancy Wilson

  • A Good Man

    A Good Man may refer to:

  • A Good Man (song), a song by Emerson Drive
  • A Good Man (2011 film), a 2011 documentary film
  • A Good Man (2014 film), a 2014 action crime film

  • A Good Man (song)

    "A Good Man" is a song written by Victoria Shaw, Keith Follesé and Adrienne Follesé, and recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in March 2006 as the first single from their album Countrified. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2006, peaking at number 17.

    Content

    The narrator is a man reflecting on what he wants people to think of him after he dies.

    Music video

    The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann, and premiered on CMT in the summer of 2006. It was filmed primarily at Hoffmeyer's Mill in Sebringville, Ontario, Canada.

    Charts

    References

    External links

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
  • A Good Man (2011 film)

    A Good Man is a 2011 documentary film about Tony Award-winning dance choreographer, Bill T. Jones, and his efforts to create the dance-theatre piece, "Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray", a salute to Abraham Lincoln for Chicago's Ravinia Festival. A Good Man details Jones's personal struggles with race and coming to grips with the legacy of the Lincoln Presidency and the American Civil War. From the initial pre-production to the show's final performance, the documentary follows Jones as he attempts to connect with his dancers and convey the spirit of the civil rights movement that has inspired him as an artist.

    A Good Man was a co-production of American Masters, ITVS, Kartemquin Films, Media Process Group, The Ravinia Festival and was produced by Joanna Rudnick and directed by Gordon Quinn and Bob Herucles. The documentary aired on PBS's American Masters series in 2011.

    References

    External links

  • A Good Man at the Internet Movie Database
  • A Good Man at Kartemquin Films
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    I Believe In You

    by: Nancy Wilson

    You have the cool, clear
    Eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth, yes, you do
    But there's that upturned chin
    And that grin of impetuous youth
    I believe in you
    I believe in you
    I hear the sound of good, solid judgment
    Whenever you talk, loud and clear
    Yet there's the bold, brave spring of the tiger
    That quickens your walk
    I believe in you
    I believe in you
    And when my faith in my fellow man
    All but falls apart
    I've but to feel your hand grasping mine
    And I take heart, I take heart
    To see the cool, clear
    Eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth
    Yet, there's that slam-bang tang
    Reminiscent of Gin and Vermouth
    I believe in you




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