Guitar Legend Heart's Nancy Wilson Releases Solo Album, Embarks on Tour, & Gives Back to New Talent

She’s one of the greatest rock guitarists of our time, a four-time Grammy nominee, a Rock Hall of Fame legend, and one of this year’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.
Singer, songwriter Nancy Wilson shot to fame with her sister, Ann, and their Seattle band Heart in the early ‘70s. She recorded 16 albums, sold more than 35 million albums worldwide, and had countless chart-topping hits over the years.
Revered by many, including her peers, as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, she single, well double-handedly, gave birth to what later became known as grunge in the early ‘90s Seattle scene; that wildly dissonant (as she calls it) melody, filled with flat chords. Give the 1978 song “Mistral Wind” a listen and you’ll hear it immediately.
She recently released her first solo album, You and Me, with 12 tracks, including back-ups from Sammy Hagar, Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, and the late, great Taylor Hawkins. It also includes a tribute to her friend, Eddie Van Halen, whose 2020 loss looms large still. She also released a tribute song to Hawkins entitled “Amigo Amiga" which she started writing a few days after his passing. All proceeds from the release of the single benefit MusiCares, an initiative that offers personal support to the music community.
We were fortunate to have her stop by the LifeMinute studios and hear all about it, get to celebrate her birthday, play us an acoustic set and tell us everything else she's been up to; including touring with her band, a brand new management company; called Roadcase, and hopes of a possible Heart reunion. At 69 years young, the soon to be grandmother, is absolutely stunning, and we cover that too.
This is a LifeMinute with the one and only Nancy Wilson.

[@elizabethelliott3175]

I have loved her since she was 24. Prettiest woman I'd ever seen and still is.

[@mjh5437]

She has aged SO well,still really beautiful....I`m 10 years younger but would date her all day long.

[@carolbotelho5840]

Happy Birthday my sister of Pisces! I will be 72 on the 7th. You are so beautiful physically and soul! Love so much! Greetings from my pups also Coco and Jazz.

[@discombubulate2256]

supremely talented guitarist and a great vocalist. what a treasure.

[@58landman]

I hope Nancy and Ann realize just how many people love them. I'm generally the same age as them but I wasn't much into rock as a kid, more of a folkie type. but I loved them the first time I ever heard them sing and play. Super intelligent and super talented women and I'm so grateful that I have lived during their time.

[@y0nd3r]

Folkie like Dan Fogelberg and Jimmie Spheeris?

[@andrewdonohue1853]

she's always been the real deal. a talented trailblazer. she was highly sucessful in an era when women werent doing what she has done. she wasnt selling sex, she was selling incredible talent. i have an enormous amount of respect for her

[@sharonstark1014]

Been listening to their music since I was in my early 20s. I'm just a year younger than Nancy. She is one of the greatest female rock guitarists around and she also has a great voice. I remember when they first started out. I knew they were going to make it big. They are so talented.

[@JariVettenranta]

10 Nancy Wilson grestest best woman guitarist ann wilson best woman rock artist❤❤❤❤❤

[@1badsteed]

Nancy, you are a goddess of rock! You have it all, voice, skill, beauty. Thank you so much for a lifetime of wonderful music. Cannot wait to hear the solo release

[@RobinsBuysandDIYs]

Wow Nancy is a really good singer! So amazing!

[@takeoutcookies]

Great interview! And this may be the first time I've heard Nancy on lead on Dog & Butterfly. Love her harmonies with Ann on this and listen to different versions all the time, but this was lovely. Thank you.

[@Don-Jack]

It is rare. She once did it solo kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ2upmd6e6mBrcU

[@carairn4201]

Love, love, LOVE Nancy!!! ❤ Thank you for sharing this interview.

[@JariVettenranta]

10 Nancy i love world best rock guitarist 70 v world best guitarist❤❤❤❤❤

[@janethanna2216]

Nancy will ways have my vote, for best guitarist ‼️🎶😂🎸

[@AlexRigo-g8v]

Love them both as many Aussies do wish they’d come back again !❤

[@tnourse]

She's amazing. 🤘😍👍🤘

[@annrhoads6808]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY XX 💕🐕🦋🎸

[@texasmade9090]

LOVE, LOVE her and Heart!! She is a Bad Ass live !!!❤️❤️🎸

[@Heartboy1031]

"You And Me" is actually her third solo album. First of mostly new material.

[@Don-Jack]

If you're counting Baby Guitars among those, that was entirely original material.

[@Heartboy1031]

@@Don-Jack You're right. I'm talking singing wise. All three albums are totally different from each other. One is a live acoustic, one is instrumental and "You And Me", =)

[@Don-Jack]

@@Heartboy1031 Gotcha 😉 Personally I also consider the Elizabethtown score to be one of her "solo albums" because it was officially released on its own (unlike the other scores) and it sounds like a complete album and not just a score.

[@seantoonen9748]

Her first studio solo album though. I don't really count LIve at McCabes as a proper solo album, personally.

[@seantoonen9748]

@@Heartboy1031 She's one of the few talented enough to do film scores as well as all the other stuff. It's hard to believe it took her so long to get into the studio and do a regular studio album. My favorite album out of all the "solo-era" stuff is the Roadcase Royale album -- it's a shame that didn't take off because it's a great album.

[@sdw_71]

Nancy is just gorgeous. I love her always x

[@davidcrace8464]

Just the very best everything they do is perfect.

[@Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤ NANCY GIRL, FELICIA AND KENNY HOLLEY LOVE YOU FROM ENNIS, TEXAS 75119

[@Marshall2Official]

It is wonderful to hear from you Nancy. I have performed with bands on stage. But I wanted to learn about music, whether I performed or not. I had to learn about music theory; I needed to understand the relationship between "melodic seconds" (heptatonic scale in one octave) and "harmonic thirds" (heptatonic scale in two octaves). Also, I needed to know that: a "Pentatonic F scale" (D-x-F-G-A-x-C) added to a "Pentatonic G scale" (E-x-G- A-B-x-D) equals a "Heptatonic C scale" (C-D-E-F-G-A-B)

[@kextrz]

What the FUCK is your problem? Rhetorical question. The "h" need - if any - is at best worth looking into a concept I just not can't spell/word correctly. It's about the origin of language or words. No joke no sarcasm here. I didn't invent that word, hopefully.

[@stephanodeorens1263]

Just wish the generations off today, can write and play, sing this music. Instead of crap these days. I am 50 years old, grew up with 1970s and 1980s music. Until 1990-5, saw music destroyed by other types of crap.

[@WillKellyHardKnocksGtrs]

Great job backing guitar and vocals by Sue Pelino !

[@2006ninai]

Wow

[@bobmerc3312]

Nan STILL is beautiful. The last time I saw Heart was in 1990 on a hot July 4th night I Moosic Pa. Nancy was pregnant with her twins during that tour.

[@bxjswk9648]

uh? her twins was born in 2000.

[@bobmerc3312]

@@bxjswk9648 It was a buzz at the show

[@stevencochran5301]

Barracuda's riff came from Judas Priest "...Mountain," and I asked her to try solo, for the value.

[@ballsyrocker]

Believe me she looks awesome at 69 I know I have seen many over 60 There are some really sad cases out there that need those wheeled walkers. Geesh! People just refuse to take care of their health .I am a youthful 74 who played in 4 rock bands.. Keep rocking ,Nancy!

[@rustynail246]

Time has no mercy.

[@kelsawyers3597]

Next album more rock more about guitars more focus on thee electrics like white lightning and wine hijinx heartless 9f course a good acoustic licks like nada and soul of the sea. A mandolin jam and blues harp

[@annrhoads6808]

💕🐕🦋💕

[@marcelojavierlovera6130]

the one in charge of the interview should use her voice differently we can barely hear her!!

[@GrowinAlaska]

Skyrnrd!

[@Evilkingus]

I remember how beautiful Nancy was pre-plastic. Oh well.

[@mikeb2611]

this is old

[@gathrightcrystal]

Yo camellia is missing. Thanks for caring

[@zachsplawn9131]

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing.

[@gathrightcrystal]

Puberty blockers. Get your puberty blockers 🧃