Description
This definitive biography explores the life and career of Harry Nilsson, the gifted singer-songwriter whose Grammy-winning recordings, inventive compositions, and singular voice earned him both acclaim and an enduring reputation as one of popular music’s most underrated talents. Tracing his journey from Brooklyn and Los Angeles to the center of the 1960s and ’70s music scene, it portrays an artist who preferred the recording studio to the stage and whose songs achieved success both in his own performances and through other artists. Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as material from Nilsson’s unfinished autobiography, the book examines his creativity, elusive public persona, musical collaborations, and the personal struggles that shaped his later years. It offers an intimate, nuanced portrait of a complex figure whose work remains fresh, influential, and surprisingly difficult to categorize.
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hardcover
Oxford University Press
Published Jan 1, 2013
345 pages
ISBN: 9780199756575
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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