Ann Wilson fronted the Seattle band Heart and proved that girls can rock as hard as the boys. After recording their debut, “Dreamboat Annie”, “In the actual moment of recording our first album [#DreamboatAnnie], I don’t think we had any clue that it was going to still be played in 2015… on the radio, in people’s homes, that it would still be with people’s lives.” they would continue to enjoy success for thirty years and counting. With sister Nancy on guitar, the band would release three more critical and commercially successful albums in the 1970s. Nancy created some of the most infectious riffs ever such as “Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,” and “Magic Man.” However, it was Ann’s incredible voice that was the cornerstone to the band’s success as they helped define music in the ’70s. Heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin, they would often pay tribute to the legendary band with live covers of “Rock and Roll,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and “Battle of Evermore.” During the ’80s, they adopted a more pop rock groove and had such hits as “These Dreams,” “What About Love” and “If Looks Could Kill.” The band was relatively quiet during the ’90s, but came back in the 21st century with a vengeance. To date, Ann and company have released three records as Heart since 2001. While Ann Wilson is a little older, her voice remains one of the most powerful in music today. In 2013 Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ann and Nancy Wilson’s guitar tech, Jeff Ousley, lead guitarist Craig Bartock, and bassist Dan Rothchild before Heart’s show at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 21, 2015. Ousley—who’s been maintaining the Wilson sisters’ gear (and making them mean cups of coffee) for more than 20 years—walked us through everything from Ann’s custom Martin acoustics to Nancy’s vintage SG and Tele, while Bartock and Rothchild shared their cool customized instruments.
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