ISBN: 9780199756575

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles'' ""favorite group,"" and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox as Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity at a time … Mehr…

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles'' ""favorite group,"" and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox as Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity at a time when stadium rock was in its infancy and huge concerts and festivals were becoming the norm, Nilsson''sinstrument was the studio, his stage the dubbing booth, his greatest technical triumphs were masterful examples of studio craft, and he studiously avoided live performance. He was a gifted composer of songs for a wide variety of performers, having created vivid flights of imagination for theRonettes, the Yardbirds and the Monkees, yet Nilsson''s own biggest hits were almost all written, ironically, by other composers and lyricists. He won two Grammies, had two top ten singles, and numerous album successes. Once described by his producer Richard Perry as ""the finest white male singer on the planet,"" near the end of his life, his career was marked by voice-damaging substance abuse and the infamous deaths of both Keith Moon and Mama Cass in his London flat. His music remains prevalent today, through the1995 tribute album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson (featuring performances of Nilsson''s hits by Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Fred Schneider and others) and recent covers, such as Aimee Mann''s recording of ""One"" (popularized as the main track on the Magnolia soundtrack) and Neko Case''sarrangement of ""Don''t Forget Me"" on her album, Middle Cyclone. In this first ever full-length biography of Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson''s life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence, and charts his gradual move into the spotlight as a talented songwriter. With interviews from Nilsson''s friends, family and associates, andmaterial drawn from an unfinished draft autobiography Nilsson was writing prior to his death, Shipton probes beneath the enigma and the paradox to discover the real Harry Nilsson, and thereby reveals one of the most creative talents in 20th century popular music. | Nilsson by Alyn Shipton Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Music & Movies & Performing Arts > Music P10122, Alyn Shipton<

ISBN: 9780199756575

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles'' "favorite group," and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox as Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity at a time wh… Mehr…

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles'' "favorite group," and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox as Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity at a time when stadium rock was in its infancy and huge concerts and festivals were becoming the norm, Nilsson''sinstrument was the studio, his stage the dubbing booth, his greatest technical triumphs were masterful examples of studio craft, and he studiously avoided live performance. He was a gifted composer of songs for a wide variety of performers, having created vivid flights of imagination for theRonettes, the Yardbirds and the Monkees, yet Nilsson''s own biggest hits were almost all written, ironically, by other composers and lyricists. He won two Grammies, had two top ten singles, and numerous album successes.Once described by his producer Richard Perry as "the finest white male singer on the planet," near the end of his life, his career was marked by voice-damaging substance abuse and the infamous deaths of both Keith Moon and Mama Cass in his London flat. His music remains prevalent today, through the1995 tribute album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson (featuring performances of Nilsson''s hits by Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Fred Schneider and others) and recent covers, such as Aimee Mann''s recording of "One" (popularized as the main track on the Magnolia soundtrack) and Neko Case''sarrangement of "Don''t Forget Me" on her album, Middle Cyclone.In this first ever full-length biography of Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson''s life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence, and charts his gradual move into the spotlight as a talented songwriter. With interviews from Nilsson''s friends, family and associates, andmaterial drawn from an unfinished draft autobiography Nilsson was writing prior to his death, Shipton probes beneath the enigma and the paradox to discover the real Harry Nilsson, and thereby reveals one of the most creative talents in 20th century popular music. Books > Music,Movies & Performing Arts > Music List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780199756575

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], In this first ever full-length biography of Harry Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces the musician's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his L… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], In this first ever full-length biography of Harry Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces the musician's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence, and charts his gradual move into the spotlight as a talented songwriter., Music Reviews & Criticism, Music Reviews & Criticism, Rock & Pop Music, Rock & Pop Music, Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups, Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups, Biography: Arts & Entertainment<

ISBN: 9780199756575

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], In this first ever full-length biography of Harry Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces the musician's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his L… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], In this first ever full-length biography of Harry Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces the musician's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence, and charts his gradual move into the spotlight as a talented songwriter., Biography: Arts & Entertainment<

ISBN: 9780199756575

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