ZUM TOD DER US-AMERIKANISCHEN JAZZ-SÄNGERIN NANCY WILSON

Die am 20. Februar 1937 in Chillicothe (Ohio) geborene US-amerikanische Jazz-, R&B-, Soul-, Pop- und Disco-Sängerin und mehrfache Grammy-Preisträgerin Nancy Wilson (Bild) ist am 13. Dezember 2018 in Pioneertown (Kalifornien) gestorben.

Foto: Fotocollectie Anefo, Grand Gala du Disque 1968, Ron Kroon, http://proxy.handle.net/10648/ab38ed8a-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.de – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Gala_du_Disque_in_de_RAI_.Nancy_Wilson

Nancy Wilson, Influential Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Dies at 81

Influenced by Dinah Washington, Nat «King» Cole and other stars, Wilson covered everything from jazz standards to «Little Green Apples» and in the 1960s alone released eight albums that reached the top 20 on Billboard’s pop charts.

Associated Press

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8490266/nancy-wilson-jazz-obit

Nancy Wilson, acclaimed ’song stylist‘ who defied musical boundaries, dies at 81

Nancy Wilson, an award-winning singer whose beguiling expressiveness in jazz, R&B, gospel, soul and pop made her a crossover recording star for five decades and who also had a prolific career as an actress, activist and commercial spokeswoman, died Dec. 13 at her home in Pioneertown, Calif. She was 81.

Adam Bernstein

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/nancy-wilson-acclaimed-song-stylist-who-defied-musical-boundaries-dies-at-81/2018/12/14/5d27ce38-ff5d-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.051ff6e5c2c4

One of the most revered jazz singers of the 20th century

Nancy Wilson, one of the most revered jazz singers of the 20th century, has died, her manager told the Associated Press.

Wilson’s three Grammy awards spanned a more than 40-year period, with her first coming in 1965 in the Best Rhythm & Blues category for her Capitol single «How Glad I Am.» Her last was in 2007, awarded for Best Jazz Vocal Album for «Turned to Blue,» her final release.

https://variety.com/2018/music/news/jazz-singer-nancy-wilson-dies-1203089722/

‚She did it all‘: Grammy award-winning singer Nancy Wilson dies aged 81

Wilson, whose hits ranged from R&B to jazz and funk and called herself a ‚song stylist‘, died in California after a long illness

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/14/nancy-wilson-dies-aged-81-grammy-award-winning-singer

Die Jazzgrösse, die keine sein wollte

Mit Nancy Wilson ist eine der grössten Jazz-Sängerinnen ihrer Zeit gestorben. Auch wenn sie diese Bezeichnung nicht mochte.

Peter Bürli

https://www.srf.ch/kultur/musik/nancy-wilson-ist-tot-die-jazzgroesse-die-keine-sein-wollte

Die Interpretin, die mit ihrer klaren Pop- und Jazz-Stimme zu einer kommerziell erfolgreichen Künstlerin wurde, starb nach einer langen Krankheit im Alter von 81 Jahren.

https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/saengerin-und-grammy-preistraegerin-nancy-wilson-gestorben-ld.1444758?reduced=true

Überall Dramen, überall Chancen

Die Stimme des Stolzes: Die große Jazzsängerin und Bürgerrechtsaktivistin Nancy Wilson vereinte Sentiment und Selbstbewusstsein.

Christian Buss

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/nancy-wilson-ist-tot-jazz-saengerin-mit-81-jahren-gestorben-a-1243681.html

Audios / Videos:

Nancy Wilson Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heu6QQ3KFYo

Nancy Wilson Interview by Monk Rowe – 11/16/1995 – NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wVqLxyWLQ

Nancy Wilson interview w/Ed Gordon. BET Personal Diary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NeotxrXH2U