Nancy Wilson’s 80th Birthday was celebrated in grand style in Hollywood 2/20/17 *Nancy Wilson is best described as a legendary entertainer, a jazz icon and the epitome of style and class. On Monday, February 20 (2017) at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, Ms. Wilson was feted with a birthday celebration fit for a queen. Dancers from the […]
[…] on the death of legendary “song stylist,” Nancy Sue Wilson, who died at age 81. “I am heartbroken by the passing of my beloved friend, the legendary Nancy Wilson. Nancy was a ‘song stylist’ without peer. Her unmatched mastery of numerous genres of music, including jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, soul and pop, has etched her […]
*Unfortunately, we lost another great one. Legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy-winning artist who referred to herself as a “song stylist,” has died, her manager said. Wilson was 81. She transitioned peacefully on Thursday at her home in California after an extended illness, according to her manager, Devra Hall Levy. Wilson, an Ohio […]
* Nancy Wilson was among contemporary music’s most stylish and sultry vocalists; while often crossing over into the pop and R&B markets — and even hosting her own television variety program — she remained best known as a jazz performer, renowned for her work alongside figures including Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing. Born February 20, […]
[…] for love, and the understanding that it takes to create love between one another.” The Philadelphia native is set to record a tribute album to music icon Nancy Wilson. Recently, Henry was invited to perform at Wilson’s 80th birthday celebration. This was her first time meeting the music legend, and she was honored to sing […]
(left to right) Iris Gordy, Motown founder Berry Gordy and Karla Gordy Bristol Photo Credit: Special thanks to: Nancy G. Cohen who snapped photos for Billie when Billie’s camera died… By Billie Jordan * Motown alumni — Their very presence spawned a feeling of magic; the power source still flickering in its winter years, at the […]
Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi & Congresswoman Maxine Waters *Black women leaders and allies sent the letter below to Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi urging them to publicly support Congresswoman Maxine Waters. ——————- Dear Minority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader Pelosi: We, the undersigned, write to express our full support for […]
[…] Of Reverend James Cleveland Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists) 70. Best Historical Album Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson) Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 Meagan Hennessey & […]
[…] the Berklee College of Music, Fuller has toured internationally with Beyoncé, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, and Dianne Reeves, and performed with luminaries including Geri Allen, the Nancy Wilson Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon Septet, Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, Chaka Khan, Ledisi, Kelly Rowland, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Patti Labelle Nona Hendryx, Sheila E, Valerie Simpson, Dionne […]
*(Via CNN) _ Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who joined her husband on a storybook journey from Hollywood to the White House, died Sunday. She was 94. Reagan died at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, according to her spokeswoman, Joanne Drake of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. “Mrs. Reagan will […]
[…] Short Film” — Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer | WINNER “Easy On Me” — Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers “Yet To Come” — BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer “Woman” — Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, […]
[…] hip-hop. He was Jack The Rapper Gibson, whose fingerprints can be found on the iconic careers of Sammy Davis, Jr., Nat King Cole, Pearl Bailey, Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan and many, many others. He is the same Jack The Rapper, who in the early 1960s was hired by Berry Gordy, a budding record company […]
[…] Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson Production design: “Arrival,” Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock “Hail, Caesar!,” Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh “La La Land,” David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (WINNER) “Passengers,” Guy Hendrix Dyas, Gene Serdena Original score: “Jackie,” Mica Levi “La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz (WINNER) […]
[…] / Commander Lawrence SAMIRA WILEY / Moira STRANGER THINGS MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven CARA BUONO / Karen Wheeler JAKE BUSEY / Bruce NATALIA DYER / Nancy Wheeler CARY ELWES / Mayor Larry Kline PRIAH FERGUSON / Erica Sinclair BRETT GELMAN / Murray DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper MAYA HAWKE / Robin Buckley […]
[…] & Brian Jackson 139. Ashford & Simpson 140. Blackbyrds 141. Shalamar (f/ Howard Hewett and Jody Watley) 142. The Whispers 143. Louis Armstrong 144. Pearl Bailey 145. Nancy Wilson 146. The Brothers Johnson 147. Melba Moore 148. The Sweet Inspirations 149. Sister Sledge 151. The 5th Dimension (f/ Marlyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.) 152. […]
