Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson

Infobox musical artist
Background = solo_singer
Instrument = Vocals, flute, guitar
Name = Ann Wilson


Img_capt = Sisters Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson in the early 1970s
Born = Birth date and age|1950|6|19|mf=y
Died =
Alias =
Genre = Rock, Hard rock, Pop rock, Folk rock
Associated_acts = Heart, The Lovemongers
Label =
Notable_instruments =
Years_active = 1970–present
URL =

Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego, California) is the lead singer and flute player of Heart.

Biography

When she was a child, Wilson's family moved around because her father was a Marine Corps colonel. The family eventually settled in Bellevue, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. Shy due to a stutter, Wilson turned to music, and in the early 1970s she joined a local band, Whiteheart, which, in 1974, changed its name to Heart.

Ann adopted her daughter Marie in 1991 and her son Dustin in 1998. She underwent a weight-loss surgery called Adjustable gastric band in January 2002 [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-12-11-wilson-weightloss_x.htm "Wilson weightloss"] , "USA Today". Accessed June 2007.] after what she calls "a lifelong battle" with her weight.

Recording career

In 1974, Ann's younger sister Nancy joined Heart. The band moved to Canada, and cut their first album "Dreamboat Annie" in Vancouver in 1975; it was released in the United States in 1976. In 1977, "Little Queen" was released. "Dog & Butterfly" was released in 1978. Ann also sang the duet "Almost Paradise" with Mike Reno in the movie "Footloose". She also had a hit with "Surrender To Me" in 1989, a duet with Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander, which reached number six in the U.S.

In 1992 Ann appeared on Alice in Chain's EP "Sap". She did the vocals for "Brother" and "Am I Inside"

Ann and Nancy started a recording studio, "Bad Animals", in Seattle in the mid-1990s. They formed a side band, The Lovemongers, which performed "Battle of Evermore" on the soundtrack to brother-in-law Cameron Crowe's 1992 movie "Singles", and later released a four-song EP. The Lovemongers' debut album "Whirlygig" was released in 1997.

olo career

In 2006, Ann began recording her first solo album, "Hope & Glory", produced by Ben Mink, and released by the Rounder (Zoe) Music Group on September 11, 2007. "Hope & Glory" features guest appearances from Elton John, k.d. lang, Alison Krauss, Gretchen Wilson, Shawn Colvin, Rufus Wainwright, Wynonna Judd and Deana Carter. Ann's sister, Nancy, also contributed.

The "Hope & Glory" version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" is available on Ann's Official [http://www.myspace.com/officialannwilson My Space page] , and charted as "the #9 most podcasted song of 2007" on the PMC Top10's annual countdown.cite web|last=Doelle|first=Chris|url=http://www.podmusiccountdown.com/archives/2008/01/pmc_top10_01040.html|title=PMC Top10 - 010408 - Top Hits of 2007!!!|publisher="PMC Top10"|date=2008-01-05|accessdate=2008-09-01]

In June 2007 she sang with the group Sed Nove and Ian Gillan in the Festival of Music in Paris.

References

External links

* [http://www.heart-music.com/ Heart]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialannwilson Official Ann Wilson My Space page]
*imdb name|id=1017352|name=Ann Wilson


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