Nancy Wilson was always exactly 1/6 of the well-known band, Heart. Although she is only a fragment of the group, she is one of the most recognizable; she and her sister, Ann Wilson, that is. Nancy was always front and center on stage, playing the hell out of her guitar. The band has had members come and go, but the sisters were always the constant mainstays of Heart.

When Nancy’s sister, Ann, fell ill in middle school and had a long recuperation facing her, her parents bought her a guitar to help her pass the time. Not long after that guitar appeared in the home, Nancy commandeered it and made it her own instrument; soon becoming very accomplished.

Nancy Wilson first decided that she wanted to be a musician after watching the epic premiere of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. That was all the inspiration she needed. At that time, most girls wanted to “get with” one of the Beatles. Not Nancy, though… she wanted to BE (like) the Beatles.