We understood nancy wilson good for her emotional music, guess who I saw today, one of nancy wilson’s signature hits. It told the story of a housewife who casually notifies her indiscreet spouse that she saw him during his afternoon tryst.
nancy wilson, the award-winning vocalist whose beguiling expressiveness in jazz, R&B, gospel, heart and pop made her a crossover recording celebrity for five decades and who also had a prolific career as an actress,
activist and commercial spokeswoman, di’ed yesterday, december 13th, at her house in Pioneer town, Ca. She was 81. Her manager and publicist devra hall levy verified the d’eath but did not know the specific cause. wilson, who retired from touring in 2011, d’ied after a long disease at her house in pioneer town,
a California desert community near Joshua tree national park, her manager and publicist devra hall levy told the associated press late thursday night. She seemed on 1960s TV indicates such as “I Spy,” starring her close friend bill cosby,
and two decades d’ead played clair huxtable’s mama on the cosby Show,” with jazz vocalist Joe williams as her spouse. wilson was wedding twice — to drummer kenny dennis, whom she divorced in 1970; and to wiley burton, who died in 2008.
For a period, she became one of capitol records’ biggest-selling stars — next only to the beatles. In addition to earning $30,000 a week from concert engagements, she and her first spouse, drummer kenny dennis, started the supervision, music publishing, and TV output firm that reportedly grossed $1 million a year.
nancy wilson used her star to draw awareness to social reasons such as literacy and education among low-income bl’ack kids. She also contributed in civil rights rallies, was a spokeswoman for the urban federation and used her dignity in black communities to promote AIDS attention, prenatal care and breast-cancer screenings.
In accordance with wilson’s desires, there will be no fu’neral service, a household statement said. A party of her life will be held most likely in february, the month of her birth.
