Nancy Wilson
Birthday: 1954-03-16
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Synopsis
Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson (born March 16, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer.
She rose to fame alongside her older sister, singer Ann Wilson, as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Heart, which she joined in 1974.
Raised near Seattle, Washington in the suburb of Bellevue, Wilson began playing music as a teenager. During college, she joined her sister Ann, who had recently begun a tenure as the singer of Heart. The first hard rock band fronted by women, Heart released numerous albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with Dreamboat Annie (1975), and Little Queen (1977), both of which generated chart singles such as "Magic Man", "Crazy on You", and "Barracuda". The band later had commercial success, especially with their eighth and ninth studio albums, Heart and Bad Animals, which were released in 1985 and 1987. Over the duration of their career, Heart has sold over 35 million records.
Wilson has been lauded for her guitar playing, noted for its blending elements of flamenco and classical guitar styles with hard rock. In 2016, Gibson ranked Wilson the eighth-greatest female guitarist of all time.
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Acting
Rock Camp: The Movie
as Self
Summer camp meets Spinal Tap as we journey to Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, where dreamers from across America and around the world gather to shred with their heroes - and learn to rock like the legends. Rock Camp is an institution and cultural phenomenon that has been going on in Los Angeles, New York and other cities since 1996. The brainchild of music producer David Fishof, Rock Camp boasts a jaw-dropping array of rock star "counselors" that include Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Nancy Wilson, Joe Perry, Jeff Beck, Slash and countless other rock legends. The counselors teach, inspire and jam with the campers over the course of four days. Each Rock Camp concludes with all of the counselors and their respective campers, performing together.
BOOM! A Film About the Sonics
as Herself
The untold story of one of rock 'n' roll's wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members of the band tell the story of how it all went down, beginning to end. Explore how a relatively unknown band from the Pacific Northwest became a worldwide phenomenon 50-years after their heyday, and in doing so, shaped music for decades to come.
Heart and Friends: Home For The Holidays
as Guitars
Hearts Ann and Nancy Wilson returned to their hometown of Seattle to stage a celebration of the Christmas season, gathering a few of their friends to join them in singing holiday classics, personal favorites and some of their own hits. Special guests Shawn Colvin, Sammy Hagar, Richard Marx and Pat Monahan from Train joined HEART for this once-in-a-lifetime concert, which was taped on Dec. 12 2013 at the beautiful Benaroya Symphony Concert Hall in Seattle. The Wilson sisters performed an array of holiday songs written by Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Bob Dylan and Hagar in their Christmas set as well as some of HEART s favorite songs. Colvin, Hagar, Marx and Monahan provided additional vocals on the tunes and/or sing duets with Heart.
Heart - Night at Sky Church
as Herself (lead guitar)
Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the 1970s. They continued their string of huge hits in the decades that followed. This disc, filmed live on March 5, 2010, takes Heart fans on what truly feels like the musical ride of a lifetime. It showcases the band's biggest hits, introduces some of their newest songs, and features a guest appearance by Alison Krauss. This musical release from iconic hard rock band Heart captures a live performance by the band, recorded in high definition at the Sky Church in Seattle, WA in 2010. Some of the songs featured in the performance include classics like "Crazy on You" and "Alone". The concert also features guest appearances by singer Alison Krauss and fiddler Ben Mink.
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Heart Live
as Herself
Join Heart, the revolutionary rock band fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, as they bring passion and energy to an explosive 23-song set that touches on every era of their awe-inspiring career - from Dreamboat Annie's "Magic Man" and "Crazy On You" to the 80's hits "These Dreams" Heart's most recent studio album, Jupiter Darling, plus rare covers of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop" and Elton John's "Love Song."
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Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live
as Herself (lead guitar)
Recoded live at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, this video showcases a start-to-finish performance of Heart's legendary debut album, "Dreamboat Annie", plus encore covers of Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd, and Heart's " "Mistral Wind." It opens with a contemporary interview of Ann and Nancy Wilson in which they discuss the band's early days, an interview with the original album's producer, Mike Flicker.
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Heart: Alive in Seattle
as Herself (lead guitar)
The Wilson sisters (1980s glam rockers with such hits as "Alone" and "These Dreams") make a triumphant return to their hometown of Seattle. The city, oddly enough, spawned the grunge movement in the early '90s and killed off many of the '80s metal bands. A career-spanning selection of material in this concert includes early classics such as "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You," alongside more recent material.
