Nancy Wilson

Birth Name:

Nancy Sue Wilson

Birth Place:

Chillicothe, Ohio, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Music department

In 1998, she was inducted into the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame
In 2004, she received the National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship Award
In 2005, she was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame
Spent one year studying at Central State College in Ohio
Got her big break when she won a talent contest with a local radio station at the age of 15
Started singing with teh Rusty Bryant Carolyn Club Big Band in 1956
Is best known for her accomplishments as a jazz singer
Once worked as a secretary with the New York Institute of Technology

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