I "knew" Nancy only online, mostly in connection with my doing the liner notes for the Mudcat BluePlate Special CDs.   It was a good connection and I hoped to visit her in California when driving down to the Bay area again, but it turned out I didn't drive down that way again after about 2003.   She seemed to be a kindred spirit, and I admired her strength and vitality.

Yes, I did know she was fighting cancer, but even when it's not really unexpected, news like this is very sad. She will be missed.

Nancy's track, "Wait Till The Clouds Roll By" is on the Mudcat BluePlate Special CD: Plum.