His autobiographical “1941” sets up the (initially sad) story perfectly. Harry Nilsson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was told his father died in World War II; he found out only much later his ...

John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were good friends who often got drunk with one another, especially during Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” period. One person who the pair also spent time with was Alice Cooper.

Imagine that you’re an up-and-coming artist who has released a couple of albums and a handful of singles that have done little to nothing in terms of sales or airplay. And then suddenly you hear your ...

The late singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson is best known for his late-1960s, early-’70s hits “Everybody’s Talkin’,” “Coconut” and “One” and the 1971 animated film The Point!. What is not remembered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The members of the Beatles were early champions of Harry Nilsson’s music, and the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter’s early albums ...

Today (Feb. 19) in 1972, pop-soft rock icon Harry Nilsson kicked off a 4-week run at the top of the Billboard U.S. Singles chart with his remake of a Badfinger tune—a moment that cemented his place in ...

For fans of Harry Nilsson, the origins of his cult classic multi-media project The Point! are as legendary as the dream that brought Keith Richards the riff for “I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction)” or Paul ...

Songwriters are often labeled quirky for no good reason other than they dare to write songs about topics other than love. Harry Nilsson was often saddled with the “quirky” label for some of the ...

The name “Harry Nilsson” typically inspires either a blank stare or a beatific smile — very little in between. Despite being worshipped by the Beatles and envied by other singer-songwriters ever since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-four years ago today, a powerful ballad about heartbreak ruled the American music charts. On March 6, 1972, “Without You” by ...