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Brooklyn NY, United States

Harry Nilsson (born Harry Edward Nilsson III on June 15, 1941; died on January 15, 1994), sometimes credited simply as Nilsson, was an American singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist from Brooklyn, New York. Though two of his biggest chart hits were written by other writers (“Everybody’s Talkin’” by Fred Neil and “Without You” by Pete Ham of Badfinger) he was a talented songwriter too, having written the song “One”, later performed by Three Dog Night to great success. He also performed an entire album’s worth of material written by Randy Newman, a friend and influence on his own future song writing. His early work is often compared to that of Sgt. Pepper-era The Beatles, who were also fans of his work and early supporters. He maintained relationships with them, most notably joining John Lennon on his infamous “lost weekend” around the time the two collaborated.

His songs have been used in many films as well. In fact, Nilsson’s first major success was his cover of the song “Everybody’s Talkin’” for the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack. Nilsson wrote and performed the music for the 1971 animated television film The Point. As released on video and DVD, the film version features narrator Ringo Starr. Nilsson narrated the album version himself. A stage adaptation starred Davy Jones in the lead role.

He also composed and performed the theme song and incidental music for the television show” The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.” Other appearances include “Without You”, featured recently in the 2002 film The Rules of Attraction), “Coconut”, which has been parodied and used in various media, including The Simpsons, The Muppets, and in the closing credits of Reservoir Dogs, and the film Practical Magic .

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5		Everybody's Talkin' (From "Midnight Cowboy")			354
6		Jump Into The Fire			239
7		The Moonbeam Song			218
8		Gotta Get Up			201
9		Me And My Arrow			193
10		Early In The Morning			173
11		I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City			137
12		1941			130
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14		Driving Along			115
15		Let The Good Times Roll			112

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