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Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist who achieved the height of his fame during the 1960s and 1970s. For most of his recordings, he did not use his first name, and was credited only as Nilsson.
Despite some significant commercial successes, including two Grammy Awards and two Top 10 singles, Nilsson's tendency to make broad stylistic jumps from one record to the next - coupled with his Iconoclasm|iconoclastic decision making - kept him from capitalizing on his career. Among Nilsson's best-known recordings are "Without You", "Jump Into the Fire", "Everybody's Talkin'" (theme from the movie ''Midnight Cowboy'') and "Coconut (song)|Coconut".
Biography
Early years
Nilsson was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York in 1941. His paternal grandparents were Sweden|Swedish circus performers, especially known for their "aerial ballet" (which is also the title of one of Nilsson's albums). His father, Harry Edward Nilsson, Jr., abandoned the family three years later. An autobiographical reference to this is found in the opening to Nilsson's song "1941":
:Well, in 1941, the happy father had a son
:And in 1944, the father walked right out the door
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