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Harry Nilsson
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American singer-songwriter (1941–1994)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Best of Harry Nilsson
- Little Red Fishing Knot Book Vol. 4
- Nilsson sings Newman
- One
- Gotta get up!
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1941-06-15
- Active to
- 1994-01-15
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,216,142
- Total plays
- 17,007,999
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Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without performing major public concerts or touring regularly. <a href="htt
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Nilsson
- Born
- Harry Edward Nilsson III , ( 1941-06-15 ) June 15, 1941, Brooklyn, New York City , U.S.
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Died
- January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) (aged 52), Agoura Hills, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock pop
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals keyboards guitar
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1958–1994
- Labels
- Tower Musicor RCA Mercury / PolyGram
- Spouses
- Sandra McTaggart ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) Diane Clatworthy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) Una O'Keeffe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 )
- Website
- harrynilsson .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.harrynilsson.com
- Image
- Harry Nilsson (1973).png
- Number of children
- 7
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- date of birth
- 1942-00-00
- date of death
- 1994-00-00
- Commons category
- Harry Nilsson
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- birth name
- Harry Edward Nilsson III
- name in native language
- Harry Nilsson
- number of viewers/listeners
- 50564927
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Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer and songwriter known for his versatile tenor range, pioneering use of vocal overdubbing, explorations of the Great American Songbook, and Caribbean fusion sounds. He was one of the few major pop-rock artists to achieve significant commercial success without touring or performing large-scale public concerts.
Born in Brooklyn, Nilsson moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to escape his family's poor financial situation and, starting in 1962, pursued songwriting while working as a computer programmer at a bank. He debuted on RCA Victor with the 1967 album Pandemonium Shadow Show, which began a creative partnership with arranger George Tipton that lasted until 1971. His albums over this period included Nilsson Sings Newman, a collaboration with Randy Newman, and The Point!, an original children's story. Between 1968 and 1974, nine of his singles reached the U.S. or UK top 40, including the top 10 hits "Everybody's Talkin'", "Without You", and "Coconut"; other artists enjoyed success with his songs "One" and "The Puppy Song". His albums Nilsson Schmilsson and Son of Schmilsson, produced under Richard Perry, were certified gold by the RIAA, indicating over 500,000 units sold each.