Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments too, making them the first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “Never,” and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters’ enormous talents as musicians, singers and songwriters.
Powerful and exciting on stage, Heart performs their amazing show to many hundreds of thousands of fans annually.
As individuals, the sisters have also achieved significant success. Ann sang on songs that were both chart successes and motion picture themes, like “Almost Paradise” from Footloose, “Best Man in the World” from The Golden Child, and “Surrender to Me” from Tequila Sunrise, while Nancy composed and performed the scores to a half dozen motion pictures including the award winning “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous.”
Along the way, music by Ann and Nancy Wilson and their band Heart sold more than 35 million albums, sold out arenas worldwide, and found their way into the soundtrack of American life through radio, motion pictures, television, and associations with branded sponsors.
The last decade has been filled with new accomplishments for Heart. Nearly 35 years after their first big hit, Ann and Nancy Wilson were back in the Billboard Top 10 in 2010 with Heart’s “Red Velvet Car” album, and a Top 5 DVD (“Night at Sky Church”). 2012’s “Fanatic” continued Heart’s current chart success, spawning two hit singles (“Fanatic” and “Dear Old America”) and debuting in the Billboard Top 25. They also released a comprehensive CD box set entitled “Strange Euphoria,” filled with rarities and previously unreleased treasures that met with acclaim from critics and fans alike.
In September 2012, Ann and Nancy released their first-ever memoire (Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll). The book spent several weeks on the New York Times “Best Sellers” chart and was released by HarperCollins on paperback on September 25, 2013. In May 2015, they released a children’s book, Dog & Butterfly, based on famous and well-beloved hit song.
Summer 2016 was a festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Dreamboat Annie.” Heart released a brand new recording (“Beautiful Broken”) on Concord Records. To continue the celebration, Heart celebrated in United Kingdom with a full 40th anniversary celebration including Royal Albert Hall, and then toured the entire United States summer on a huge Live Nation tour (with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick supporting).
Select Discography:
· Dreamboat Annie (1976) – 100 weeks on chart, multi-platinum selling
· Little Queen (1977) – 41 weeks on chart, multi-platinum selling
· Magazine (1978) – 25 weeks on chart, platinum selling
· Dog & Butterfly (1978) – 36 weeks on chart, multi-platinum selling
· Greatest Hits Live (1980) – 25 weeks on charts, multi-platinum selling
· Heart (1985) – 92 weeks on charts, five times platinum selling, Grammy nominated
· Bad Animals (1987) – 50 weeks on charts, three times platinum, two Grammy nominations
· Brigade (1990) – 49 weeks on the charts, multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated
· Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (2000) – platinum selling
· Essential Heart (2002) – platinum selling
· Red Velvet Car (2010) – Top 10 entry in Billboard Magazine, September 6
· Fanatic (2012) – Top 25 entry in Billboard Magazine, October 8
· Fanatic Live from Caesar’s Colosseum – (February 2014). DVD/CD/Blu-ray release
· Heart & Friends: Home for the Holidays (November 2014). DVD/CD/Blu-ray release
· Beautiful Broken (2016)
· Heart – Live at the Royal Albert Hall with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (December 2017). DVD/CD/Blu-ray release
Honors & Achievements:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (induction class of 2013)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kennedy Center Tribute to Led Zeppelin (2012)
Four GRAMMY nominations
Lifetime Achievement Award – GRAMMY Foundation Northwest Chapter
Lifetime Achievement – VH1 Rock Honors
Image Award: Lifetime Achievement for Excellence in Songwriting – ASCAP
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum – Exhibit
Electronic Music Project Museum – Exhibit
Grammy Museum - Exhibit
Philanthropic Involvements & Contributions:
Race to Erase MS, Make a Wish Foundation, Covenant House, Alzheimer’s Association, Barbara Davis Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Seattle, Neil Young’s Bridge School, National Breast Cancer Foundation, TJ Martell Foundation, Matthew Sheppard Foundation, Lily Claire Foundation, MusiCares, American Heart Association, Larry King Cardiac Foundation, ASPCA, Humane Society, Susan B Komen Foundation, AIDS Walk Los Angeles, Guitars Not Guns, Busted Foundation, Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles, Electronic Music Project Museum, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame Museum, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum Community Theater, Amnesty International, Help a Pet, Clear Channel Relief Fund, Union Rescue Mission, Coalition for the Homeless, Planned Parenthood, St. Nicholas Home for Animals, Heal the Bay, Soroptimist International of the Verdugos, Self-Realization Fellowship, Midland/Odessa Educational Foundation, Foundation for the Greater Good, The Perkins Elementary School Fund, Do It For The Love Foundation, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, Orca Conservancy, Center for Whale Research, International Marine Mammal Project, OrcaLab, CTC International, Hurricane Katrina Relief, American Red Cross, Noah’s Wish, Stand Up to Cancer, PENCIL Foundation, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Jameson Neighborhood Fund, Songs of Love Foundation, Veterans Matter, PAWS Assistance Dogs, We are the World Foundation, Grammy Museum Los Angeles “Night With Heart.”
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