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Robin Zander, Tom Petty, Steve Perry, Cheap Trick, Pat Benatar

Followers:

Lisa Palleschi

Worked With:

Greg Adams, Howard Leese, Steve Fossen, Mike Flicker, Sue Ennis, Michael DeRosier, Emilio Castillo, Denny Carmassi, Mark Andes, Roger Fisher

Formal Connection With:

Ann Wilson, Lovemongers, Heart

Relationship With:

Cameron Crowe
  • Born: March 16, 1954, San Francisco, CA
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Vocals, Guitar Representative Album: "Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop"

Biography

Best known as the longtime lead guitarist for hard-rock favorites Heart, Nancy Wilson was born March 16, 1954 and raised primarily in Seattle; at age 20, she joined her sister Ann in Heart, which emerged as one of the hottest acts of the late 1970s on the strength of hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man" and "Barracuda." Although the group's commercial success waned in the early half of the following decade, in 1985 they resurfaced with a self-titled effort for Capitol that launched no less than four Top Ten hits, among them the chart-topping "These Dreams." In the early 1990s, the Wilson sisters also formed a new outfit dubbed the Lovemongers; Heart's prolonged hiatus helped pave the way for the 1999 release of Nancy's solo debut, Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop, a set recorded two years earlier at the famed Santa Monica, CA venue. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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This article is about rock guitarist and singer. For other uses, see Nancy Wilson.
Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson in the early 1970s.
Background information
Born March 16, 1954 (1954-03-16) (age 55)
Genres Rock, Hard rock, Pop rock, Folk rock
Occupations Musician, Songwriter, Singer
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica
Years active 1974—
Associated acts Heart, The Lovemongers

Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16, 1954 in San Francisco, California) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who, with her older sister Ann, became a part of the Seattle/(Vancouver) band Heart.

Nancy and her sister grew up in Southern California and Taiwan before their Marine Corps father retired to the Seattle suburb of Bellevue. Nancy finished high school then attended Pacific University in Oregon and Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle[citation needed], where she majored in art and German literature.[1][2] She then played solo gigs until 1974 when she quit college and moved to Canada to join her sister in Heart. She and Heart guitarist Roger Fisher, brother of Ann's boyfiend/Heart's manager Mike Fisher, lived together for some time. [1][2]

While Ann is the lead singer on most of the Heart recordings, Nancy is the lead vocalist on "Treat Me Well", "These Dreams", "Stranded", "There's The Girl" and "Will You Be There (In The Morning)" and frequently performs background and harmony vocals. Nancy is the band's rhythm and lead guitarist. In 1999, Nancy Wilson released a solo live album, Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop.

Nancy married Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe on 27 July 1986, and they have twin boys William James Crowe and Curtis Wilson Crowe, born 23 January 2000.[3]

Nancy has played a role in composing music for most of Crowe's films including Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, and Elizabethtown. She also had cameos in Crowe's The Wild Life (1984) as Rick's wife and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), credited as Beautiful Girl in Corvette.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Kelly, Maura Interview with Nancy Wilson, The Believer, August 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. ^ a b Bergman, Julie Guitar Queen of Heart, cover story, Acoustic Guitar, September 1999, No. 81.
  3. ^ Nancy Wilson profile, nndb.com

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1978

Nancy Wilson at the 2004 Sweden Rock Festival

Nancy (left) and Ann Wilson playing at a charity concert for the Canary Foundation 28 July 2007
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Ann Wilson • Nancy Wilson • Ben Smith • Ric Markmann • Debbie Shair • Craig Bartock
Mike Fisher • Roger Fisher • Steve Fossen • John Hannah • Brian Johnstone • Michael Derosier • Howard Leese • Mark Andes • Denny Carmassi • Schuyler Deale • John Purdell • Denny Fongheiser • Fernando Saunders • Scott Olson • Tom Kellock • Mike Inez • Gilby Clarke • Darian Sahanaja
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Singles
"Crazy on You" • "Magic Man" • "Dreamboat Annie" • "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song" • "Barracuda" • "Little Queen" • "Kick It Out" • "Heartless" • "Straight On" • "Dog & Butterfly" • "Magazine" • "Without You" • "Even It Up" • "Bebe le Strange" • "Break" • "Raised on You" • "Sweet Darlin'" • "Tell It Like It Is" • "Unchained Melody" • "This Man Is Mine" • "City's Burning" • "Bright Light Girl" • "The Situation" • "How Can I Refuse?" • "Sleep Alone" • "Allies" • "The Heat" • "What About Love" • "Never" • "These Dreams" • "Nothin' at All" • "If Looks Could Kill" • "Alone" • "Who Will You Run To" • "There's the Girl" • "I Want You So Bad" • "Wait for an Answer" • "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" • "Wild Child" • "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" • "I Didn't Want to Need You" • "Stranded" • "Secret" • "You're the Voice" • "Black on Black II" • "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" • "Back to Avalon" • "The Woman in Me" • "Alone" (acoustic) • "The Road Home" • "Strong, Strong Wind" • "The Perfect Goodbye" • "Oldest Story in the World" • "Make Me"
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