Music: Farewell, Nancy Wilson, Song Stylist Extraordinaire

 Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer whose polished pop-

jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died.

Wilson, who retired from touring in 2011, died after a long illness at her home in Pioneertown, a California desert community near Joshua Tree National Park, her manager and publicist Devra Hall Levy told The Associated Press late Thursday night. She was 81.

As per Wilson's request, there will be no funeral service. She is survived by her son, two daughters, sisters and five grandchildren.