Nancy Wilson, a Grammy award-winning singer has died. According to reports, Wilson passed at her California home at the age 81 after a long illness. Wilson who made fame as a torch singer in the 1960s called herself a “song-stylist.” 
“She was one of those rare vocalists who could do it all. Jazz, blues, pop and even funk. She did it all” longtime publicist Devra Hall Levy told Reuters. “How Glad I Am,” Wilson’s song earned her a Grammy in 1965 for best R&aB performance. She won more Grammys in 2005 and 2007 for jazz, along with a 2004 lifetime achievement award, the Jazz Masters Fellowship, from the National Endowment for the Arts. “Nancy gave her all for her fans,” Levy said. A music critic once called Wilson the heir apparent to iconic jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, and she was influenced by Nat King Cole and other legendary vocalists. 
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