Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), usually credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering overdub experiments, returns to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. A tenor with a three-and-a-half octave range, Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours.
In 2015, Nilsson was voted No. 62 in Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". His singles to reach the US top 10 were "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972). Nilsson's honors include Grammy Awards for two of his recordings; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male in 1970 for "Everybody's Talkin'", a prominent song in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1973 for "Without You".
Harry Edward Nilsson III (15 de junho de 1941 – 15 de janeiro de 1994) foi um cantor e compositor americano de grande sucesso na década de 1970. Creditado em quase todos os seus álbuns, com exceção dos primeiros, como Nilsson, emplacou os singles "Without You", "Everybody's Talkin'" e "Coconut". Suas canções apareceram em diversos filmes e programas de televisão, e ele foi premiado por dois Grammys; um por "Melhor Vocal Masculino Contemporâneo" por "Everybody's Talkin'" e outro por "Melhor Vocal Masculino Pop" por "Without You". Harry Nilsson foi eleito um dos maiores compositores de todos os tempos pela revista Rolling Stone, estando na 62º posição dos maiores compositores.
I'm not very familiar with his work, but I did like the video you linked. One of my favorite musicians (Gregg Allman) passed away a few days ago; I've seen the Allman Brothers Band several times in concert at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
ReplyDeleteEssa música é muito linda!Adorei ouvir aqui! De volta da folguinha na praia, deixo beijos! Lindo fds! chica
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia ... he certainly had a voice all of his own ... so this was interesting to listen to and fun to read - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHello my friend, seems like I haven't been here for a while, so I hope you and your family are well. I had sort of forgotten about Nilsson, he had a beautiful voice and wrote that great song, Everybody's Talking. Thanks for reminding us of him.
ReplyDeleteNice songs.... but I wasn't really a fan of his.
ReplyDeleteQuerida Sónia
ReplyDeleteMuito obrigada por trazer duas canções de que muito gosto.Acresce que vi o filme «O Cowboy da meia-noite».
É sempre muito bom recordar.
Um beijinho
Beatriz
I knew his songs but not the man. Thank you Sonia !
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these nice videos, Sonia!
ReplyDeletethe clarity on these photos is stunning. They are all frame-worthy for sure.
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