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Wilson was born in Chillicothe, Ohio . At age 15, she won a local talent contest, the prize for which was her own television series, "Skyline Melodies," on a local station. In 1956 , she joined Rusty Bryant's Carolyn Club Band and made her first recording for Dot Records . While performing in Columbus, Ohio , Wilson had an opportunity to sit in with Cannonball Adderley , who sensed her potential and helped her to get her a manager, John Levy. This led to the recording contract at Capitol Records . At Capitol, Wilson's first recording was "Like In Love". She scored her first big hit in 1962 with Cannonball Adderley and "Save Your Love For Me." By the mid- 1960s , Wilson had become one of the label's best-selling artists, second only to The Beatles . In 1964, she won a Grammy Award for "How Glad I Am" and an Emmy Award for her 1967-68 NBC series, '' The Nancy Wilson Show ''. She also made guest appearances on variety shows hosted by Ed Sullivan , Carol Burnett and Dean Martin . In 1983, she won the Tokyo Song Festival and went on to cut five successful albums for Japanese labels. Back in the United States , she began her association with her current label, Columbia Records , in 1984 , collaborating with such artists as Ramsey Lewis and working on an album of previously-unpublished Johnny Mercer lyrics set to the music by co-producer Barry Manilow , "With My Lover Beside Me." ( 1991 ). In the 1990s , Wilson began acting on a regular basis, appearing on " The Sinbad Show " and "The Bill Cosby Special" on television and in such films as Robert Townsend 's '' Meteor Man ''. She was inducted into the Big Band And Jazz Hall Of Fame in 1999 . DISCOGRAPHY #1960 LIKE IN LOVE #1960 SOMETHING WONDERFUL #1961 THE SWINGIN'S MUTUAL #1962 NANCY WILSON/CANNONBALL ADDERLEY #1962 HELLO YOUNG LOVERS #1963 BROADWAY MY WAY #1963 HOLLYWOOD MY WAY #1963 YESTERDAY'S LOVE SONGS TODAY BLUES #1964 TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER #1964 HOW GLAD I AM #1965 THE NANCY WILSON SHOW(Coconut Grove) #1965 TODAY MY WAY #1965 GENTLE IS MY LOVE #1966 FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE #1966 A TOUCH OF TODAY #1966 TENDER LOVING CARE #1966 NANCY, NATURALLY #1967 JUST FOR NOW #1967 LUSH LIFE #1968 WELCOME TO MY LOVE #1968 EASY #1968 SOUND OF NANCY WILSON #1969 NANCY #1969 SON OF A PREACHER MAN #1969 HURT SO BAD #1970 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU #1970 NOW I'M A WOMAN #1971 BUT BEAUTIFUL #1971 KALEIDOSCOPE #1973 I KNOW I LOVE HIM #1974 ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR #1975 COME GET TO THIS #1975 TOUCH OF TODAY #1976 THIS MOTHER'S DAUGHTER #1977 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME #1978 MUSIC ON MY MIND #1979 LIFE, LOVE AND HARMONY #1980 TAKE MY LOVE #1982 ECHOES OF AN ERA #1982 WHAT'S NEW #1983 YOUR EYES #1983 I'LL BE A SONG #1984 GODSEND #1984 THE TWO OF US #1985 KEEP YOU SATISFIED #1986 GOOD AND BAD TIMES with CRUSADERS #1987 FORBIDDEN LOVER #1988 NANCY NOW #1990 A LADY WITH A SONG #1991 WITH MY LOVE BESIDE ME #1992 NEXT EXIT with GROVER WASHINGTON #1994 LOVE, NANCY #1997 IF I HAD MY WAY #2001 A N.WILSON CHRISTMAS #2002 THE ESSENCE OF NANCY WILSON-FOUR DECADES OF MUSIC #2002 RAMSEY LEWIS & NANCY WILSON #2004 R.S.V.P EXTERNAL LINKS |
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