I met year back in the 90s. She was performing at Chene Park in Detroit and getting ready to go on stage. It was just me and her. I was the Office Assistant at that time and met SO many stars but she stood out to me. She was tall, classy and beautiful. As an aspiring singer at that time, I asked her about her life and what made her want to be a singer. She walked over to me and proceeded to kneel down to talk to me next to my desk and I was like "OH NO Mrs. Wilson, please don't kneel down, you have on all white!!" She said, "Girl, please its just a pants suit" LOL! We talked for over 10 mins. When we were done, she and I stood up and she gave me a hug and wished me well in my music career. Best memory, next to meeting Phyllis Hyman of my life. I love her voice and her sound!! She will be missed.

My uncle Rusty Bryant gave Ms Wilson her start back in the day. She and my mother sang with his orchestra a lot before his career got started. My mother was Barbara McCarroll. He once told the story of Ms Wilson wanting to go with his band to California, but there wasn’t any room in the van with all of the equipment. She was upset. About half way through the trip they kept hearing noises in the back of the van. He pulled over to see what it was and discovered that Nancy had hid behind the drums. So they had to take her with them. The rest is history.

This is the first time I have listened to an interview with Nancy and I am blow. Away by how beautiful, humble, smart with no ego lady she was. I am going to educate myself more about her life and music. What I have heard is wonderful. A lady way ahead of her time.

She was a golden gem. Classy and beautiful. One of the best. RIP Nancy Wilson.

As far as I'm concerned, Nancy, YOU were the gold in all of your music!! And blessed are we to still be able to listen to your heart and soul!

There will never be anyone to take her place. She was an original. No one else like her.

What an astounding woman. So forthright with a poise that is truly unique.

Ms Nancy Wilson was a major supporter of HBCU for decades and an exceptionally sophisticated woman and artist.

we've lost a true legend, a leader, a cornerstone for what is positive in the big picture, in the world we must endure

Nancy Wilson was an incredible talent! One of the best singers ever! Oh and Darryl Woods voice is so sexy! 🥰

This is the best interview of Nancy Wilson period. It's like sitting down and listening to an old friend speak their truth. Very insightful talk. She fills in a lot of the blanks and connects a lot of dots here. Excellent interview by an excellent interviewer.

There will NEVER, EVER, EVER be another! Thank You so much for sharing this! This. Lady. Here. Grace. Poise. Style. Talent. IN SPADES!

The research that was done with Mrs. N.W. was exceptional. Mrs. N.W. stood her ground. Now I understand.

Not a. Singer but a song stylist beyond compare,a song elitist fantastic lady of tremendous class,so unique,and polished

Lovely lady. And she was a lady! Had her lps way back, before CD's. Yes, she was a gift from God. Always loved her. ❤❤❤

I’m a fan of NW, and this guy is an absolutely amazing interviewer! He followed the conversation and based his questions on the path of the conversation. Just awesome!

The interviewer has a great voice. Miss Wilson was a fabulous singer.

Great Interview! I learned so much about Nancy Wilson. She was a lady of standards.

Bless your heart Nancy, it's been pure joy to be in your presence. R.I.H.P. ~

Wow. Always loved her voice but what an amazing woman all around. So smart so young! Self aware, focused and nobody's fool. A life well grounded and well lived. Such an inspiration!

Words of wisdom from a beautiful Song Stylist. R.I.P. Nancy Wilson.

I’m in awe of Ms. Nancy Wilson 🤎🤎🤎🤎🎤🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🎶

She was such a force. H er humanitarian and artistic gifts will reverberate for eternity.

Class act! A true role model.

She's simply a joy and delight to look at, and listen to. ❤

“I AM … I am wonderful and I know this supreme power that gives me the ability to be any and everything” what an amazing affirmation 💯

Nancy commanded any stage whether she was singing or speaking. Fantastic interview! I had always heard she never had a gold or platinum album. Such a shame. People, esp our black people, were always more than willing to help filth be certified gold and platinum but they could not support Nancy in the same way.

A CLASS LADY OFF AND ON THE STAGE R.I.P.

Great story teller. Thank you Nancy Wilson for your interpretation. I learned so much from you!🌹🌹🌹

Not many achieve the caliber that Nancy Wilson did… The height of sophistication and epitome of professionalism. Loved her.

An American legend! Beauty, humility, class and elegance! RIP

This interview is a gift.

To be so lucky to have this kind of business insight and personal introspection thereby making choices that are crafted in your best interest not the in the interest and greed of others. Wow and the importance of family. She knew what she wanted and crafted her life in that direction. A classic Woman's woman.

Thank you for putting the entire interview on here

Such a classy self-assured QUEEN!! One of my favorite artistes.

I've admired her and loved her singing for a long time (and had something of a crush on her, to be absolutely honest), but the admiration just amplified exponentially after seeing this. RIP Miss Nancy.

A beautifully humble person

Nancy was so Classy and Fabulous Jazz Singer. I Thank God for the opportunity to meet her. She was Beautiful from inside oit.

what a fascinating Woman.

extremely classy. I love everything about. Her voice calms my soul.

I'd been looking for this for YEARS. Thanks so much for posting it!! God bless Miss Nancy Wilson.

Nancy Wilson, "The Song Stylist!!!"

Touching, insightful, and breathtaking interview.

I've always Loved Her RIP Ms. Wilson

A jewel and so happy I had the opportunity to grow up listening to her music. Appreciate this interview and her knowledge. She was such a class act. rip🌹

Classy Nancy!!!! R.I.P.

A true legend!

Love this interview and Nancy Wilson; character & gift. Humility!

I love Nancy Wilson and I was blessed to meet her she was so kind❤

Song stylist is a term I have yet to come across in my short 26 years but I absolutely love it.

She's the greatest well grounded singer l ever heard from j Robbins East orange NJ

She's added into my Playlist... so smooth, so pleasant to the heart and wealthy to the soul. "WE LOVE YOU NANCY!!!"

Just WOW! Great lady of music. Extremely refreshing in a world where many make money and fame their god!

Bless you for this interview. RIP Miss Nancy!!

RIP.............why some of us love and miss her song n Voice 60 years plus...! just a kid for me!

At least now we know why she disappeared from the scene for a while. I always thought that it was due to the change of times and how the demand for jazz performers like Nancy began to shrink during the mid seventies. Her show was great but disco music ruined it for many..Jazz fusion was growing yet Nancy survived because she understood early the value of a good life! RiP

Nancy Wilson will always be in my heart. Rest In HEAVEN, Nancy Wilson!!!

Such a classy lady

Whew! This is so powerful. Thank you for providing this.

EVEN NOW IN 2021 I"M LISTENING. I STILL CAN'T PHANTHOM NANCY IS GONE. WHEN. WHERE, WHO SAID SO! MY DEAR NANCY I'M STILL IN YOUR AUDIENCE LISTENING. I thank God for my dear mother reminiscing with my siblings and I of her "gay"(happy, y'all) days going to see the big bands and Nate King Cole, Lena Horne, and many others in New York City while visiting and escorted by her older sister and boyfriend. Thank you Mom and thank you Nancy. You 2 would have loved each other.

My favorite singer always.I love all of her songs. Her songs tells a lovely story

What a LADYYYYY!!!

RIP Mrs. Nancy Wilson Beautiful and Classy and Educated. 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙌🏾

She was a beautiful singer. Classy to the bone! Nancy Wilson…everything wonderful.

She was as beautiful inside and out as her voice was. Such an inspiration.

I love you Nancy Thank You for all that unique music🌹🌹🌹🌹

Loved this interview.

Such a delight.

I love the on screen phrase " Nancy Wilson - Song Stylist" because it is so true.

As a man I understand what she is talking about because I am an instrumentalist and the love for playing and singing is different than being in the show business side

Just AMAZING!!

Very well presented. Bravo.

Awe, , such an inspiration 🌹

Beautiful lady 7/11/2021 🙏🦋

I love me some Nancy Wilson! i have to listen to her late in the evening after 5 o'clock with a cosmopolitan martini in my hand

Wonderful.

To the American Black Journal, the Interview with Mr. Ed Gordon 'BET' personal Diary. I believe the interview was in 1994. To the Wilson Family your your Mother has Godly wisdom, especially when it comes to Ms Wilson ❤️ Love for her Family . Being w them and communicating w her Children, and the same go's for the hold world. We do know N. Wilson is a very Humble Woman and she Love the Lord, Christ Jesus... 😊 Min. T.L.Wellington to her Family

She had a regal beauty.❤️

Let's give it to her family, the gold that Mrs N.W. never received. Different day.

She says it right. It's up to the people with intelligent tastes to lift her to gold. She "wants it" not for her ego but for the legacy that is her gift to posterity. Like Ahmad Jamal she never had that big mega hit to match the cry from the soul, the wail that is the joy born out of misery to create the uplift of overpowering, healing music.

awesome woman

Wow whole new inside about a beautiful woman.

Eight people voted this thumbs down. They also probably don't like fresh air and free money. That's how laughable they are.

Nancy is a gas. I would want to play by acoustic bass while she sings.

i think the host just assumed that everyone wants to be a hollywood star and/or be in "show business" and it took a couple minutes for him and her to sort out that she really wasn't all that interested in it and didn't think it was all it was cracked up to be. ...a very, very mature POV for a teenager to have at that time....or any time for that matter. :)

lovely woman

She talking my language because Me as a musician had to struggle with the same choices she is talking about. You can become so much an entertainer than you can’t relate to you own family anymore. That’s why I quit show business.

I wish she had recorded Dinah Washington's material.

Nancy Wilson, interviewed by Darryl Wood in Detroit, MI.

I wish people like Michael Jackson had a Nancy Wilson in his life.

unfortunately, being happy, grateful, generous, giving is as inevitable as one's height or hair color. it's not a learned trait. it's inherited from on'e's parents. it's not learned. it's a comforting thought that it can be taught though. :)

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Super crafted and hot

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" R U N A W A Y ... " ....

O esquema do mal de Mark Feldmann é abominado pela Consciência Superior de Deus, sendo assim inimigo de Deus.

Lol I loved and love Ms. Nancy Wilson but let’s be clear.. modest, she definitely WAS NOT 😂

I love her story....her beginning and her rise to stardom. I have been a huge fan and admirer of Ms. Wilson for years. I will always miss her. May she R.I.P.