Singer/songwriter
Anna Wilson straddles the genres of jazz and country. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, she moved to Nashville, where she and her husband,
Monty Powell, have worked as songwriters. She has had cuts on albums by
Chris Cagle,
Billy Ray Cyrus,
Lee Ann Womack, and
Reba McEntire.
Wilson's debut album,
The Long Way, released by Curb Records on August 5, 2003, included her song "The Bus Ride" (co-written with
Gary Burr and
Matt Rollings), which was recorded by
Suzy Bogguss.
Wilson's second album,
Time Changes Everything (2007), earned kudos from jazz critics. She co-wrote "All I Ever Wanted," a Top 20 country hit for
Chuck Wicks. On October 7, 2008, Transfer Records released her Christmas collection of all-original songs,
Yule Swing! Next up was a series of jazzy duets with the likes of
Connie Smith,
Keith Urban,
Kenny Rogers, and others for an album called
Countrypolitan Duets, which appeared in 2011. ~ William Ruhlmann