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Nancy Wilson the Grammy-winning jazz singer, actress, and civil rights activist has died.
Nicknamed The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice, Wilson released eight Billboard top 20 albums in the 60s alone.
Wilson considered herself a song stylist, and drew from jazz, pop, and Broadway traditions.
Born in Ohio, Wilson was a frequent collaborator with Cannonball Adderley among others.
She participated in the Selma March in 1965 and received an NAACP Image Award in 1998.
She is survived by her children and grandchildren.
