Harry Nilsson once gave The Monkees a number of songs. One of the songs became the title track of one of the Prefab Four’s albums. Subsequently, Peter Tork said the song made more sense in the context ...

Harry Nilsson's long-awaited breakthrough with the gold-selling Top 5 smash Nilsson Schmilsson had his record label hoping for a sequel. Based on the title, it seemed like he'd delivered one on July ...

“Harry & Me!” is a new biography on Harry Nilsson by David Roberts and Neil Watson, which will be released on October 14. Digital Journal has the scoop. This book consists of over 200 memories of him ...

John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were good friends who often got drunk with one another, especially during Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” period. One person who the pair also spent time with was Alice Cooper.

Imagine that you’re an up-and-coming artist who has released a couple of albums and a handful of singles that have done little to nothing in terms of sales or airplay. And then suddenly you hear your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The members of the Beatles were early champions of Harry Nilsson’s music, and the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter’s early albums ...

John Lennon did more than guzzle Brandy Alexanders and mock the Smothers Brothers during his “Lost Weekend.” Sure, that March ’74 incident at L.A.’s Troubadour club might be the signature event of ...

Songwriters are often labeled quirky for no good reason other than they dare to write songs about topics other than love. Harry Nilsson was often saddled with the “quirky” label for some of the ...

The name “Harry Nilsson” typically inspires either a blank stare or a beatific smile — very little in between. Despite being worshipped by the Beatles and envied by other singer-songwriters ever since ...

During the 1970s, John Lennon produced some of Harry Nilsson’s covers of classic songs. One of them was a version of “Save the Last Dance for Me.” John decided he didn’t care that a famous bubblegum ...

Harry Nilsson’s melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they ...