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Ann Wilson Shares Guitar Royalty Stories
Ann Wilson reveals how guitar legends praised her Heart performances.
In brief
Ann Wilson reveals how guitar legends praised her Heart performances. Ann Wilson says Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Plant praised Heart's performance at Kennedy Center, a rare compliment for bands covering Zeppelin. Originally reported by Guitar World.
Ann Wilson's documentary thoughts
Watching her documentary In My Voice, Wilson reflects on the wild past half-century of her music career with Heart.
Guitar legends in her documentary
Wilson's documentary features guitarists like Jerry Cantrell, Paul Stanley, and Brian May who have worked with her band.
Why Wilson needs guitarists
Wilson says she needs guitarists to back up her singing because she is a singer who sorely needs someone to play guitar.
Nancy Wilson's early talent
Nancy Wilson started playing guitar at age eight and could play like Paul Simon after listening to Simon and Garfunkel records.
Nancy's electric guitar journey
Nancy Wilson got her electric guitar after playing acoustic with Heart in 1974 and learned tunings from Joni Mitchell's guitarist.
Brian May's Queen tour memory
Brian May met Heart during a 1982 tour with Queen where they shared a dinner at a Scottish restaurant.
Jerry Cantrell's friendship story
Jerry Cantrell and Wilson met at a 1990s farm in Washington where they stayed awake until morning to clean the house.
Jerry Cantrell's guitar style
Jerry Cantrell loves songs to move around fluidly and hears way more than seven tones.
Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil's Seattle scene
Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil met in Seattle where they played music and swam in pools with other bands.
Jimmy Page's admiration
Jimmy Page and Plant praised Heart's performance at the Kennedy Center in 2012, a big deal because they don't enjoy being covered.
Warren Haynes' collaboration
Warren Haynes has worked with Ann Wilson on songs like Black Dog and recorded at her studio.
Tripsitter's new album
Tripsitter's Consecrated Ground album is out now and their documentary In My Voice releases in November.
Ann Wilson's guitar legacy
Wilson has been a vocalist with Heart since the 1970s and continues to collaborate with guitar legends.
The main idea
Ann Wilson says Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Plant praised Heart's performance at Kennedy Center, a rare compliment for bands covering Zeppelin.
