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Sometime in the early ’90s, Harry Nilsson walked into Warner Bros. with a new batch of demos. This is the man who hit No. 1 with the operatic pop of “Without You,” scored a Grammy with his ...
On what would have been the late singer-songwriter’s 80th birthday, a look back at his heartbreaking onstage rendition of his biggest hit.
Ringo Starr called him “his best friend.” John Lennon said he was “my favorite group.” He was Harry Nilsson and although he was one of the greatest singers and songwriters of the ’60s ...
The Tragic Deaths Around the Badfinger Ballad That Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey Transformed Into a Classic, “Without You” ...
In 1971, Nilsson released his seventh album, Nilsson Schmilsson, his most commercial long player by far and Without You was an undoubted highlight.
And now we get to hear him greet Natasha Lyonne back from the dead in Russian Doll, over and over again. Released in 1971, “Gotta Get Up” is the the opening track to Nilsson Schmilsson.
Harry Nilsson was in poor health, low on money, two decades removed from his last song on the music charts, and unable to get a record deal. Yet he was determinedly writing songs again, recording ...
Few singer-songwriters have tackled loneliness and loss like Harry Nilsson. His best-known four minutes is a lofty cover of the morbid “Without You”, one of the biggest hits of the Seventies ...
Harry Nilsson ’s catalog is a bit of a Russian doll itself: Anyone who stumbles upon the half-dozen or so songs that show up most in TV, the movies and commercials (“Without You,” “Coconut ...
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"Harry & Me!" is a new biography on Harry Nilsson by David Roberts and Neil Watson, which will be released on October 14. Digital Journal has the scoop.