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Tribute to Nancy Wilson, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer,

#Jazz #RnB #Soul #Vocalist #NancyWilson (1937 – 2018) was a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer who sang many styles of music but is most closely associated with jazz. Among her notable recordings are the 1964 hit “(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am,” and her debut single, “Guess Who I Saw Today.”  Aware of her singing talent from a young age, she transformed her gift for a song into a performing and recording career that spanned more than half a century, beginning in the 1950s and extending until her retirement in the 2010s.   She was described as a consummate entertainer. She made frequent television appearances beginning in the 1960s. She won an Emmy for her series “The Nancy Wilson Show” (1974 – 1975). She also hosted NPR Music’s “Jazz Profiles” documentary series from 1996 through 2005, for which she won a Peabody Award in 2002. She won three Grammys for albums during her career, “How Glad I Am” (1965), “R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)” (2005), and “Turned to B...

Rachelle Ferrell - I can explain (Live)

#ICanExplain #RachelleFerrell #RnB #Jazz  Ferrell is a gifted vocalist whose recordings have found her playing two separate roles: contemporary jazz pianist/vocalist and sophisticated R&B chanteuse. The latter style has gained her far more fame, but it's with the former that her fluid, multi-octave voice is free to stretch out. Her unusual scatting puts a fresh spin on a sometimes familiar style. It took a lot of hard work for Ferrell to break out in the Urban and Smooth Jazz markets, but it paid off with the success of 2000's Individuality (Can I Be Me?). To say that the voice of singer, Rachelle Ferrell, is supple would be to understate its magnificence. Ms. Ferrel's voice has a 6-octave range which conveys deep and surprising levels of emotion. Look, I'm telling you With a heavy heart Don't know quite where to start Said that, no one has ever loved me like you do Like you do woo wo woo You treated me Like you just don't care But we both k...