| First Name |
Harry
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| Middle Name |
Edward
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| Last Name |
Nilsson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Harry Edward Nilsson III
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| Alternative Name |
Nilsson, Harry Edward Nilsson III, Harry Nilsson
|
| Birthday |
15th June, 1941
|
| Birthplace |
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
15th January, 1994
|
| Place of Death |
Agoura Hills, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Heart failure
|
| Buried |
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
|
| Height |
6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Claim to Fame |
Me and My Arrow
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Baroque pop, Soft Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Rock, Pop
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| Music Genre |
Pop/Rock, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1958–1994, 1958–1992
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| Music Style |
Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, AM Pop, Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Brill Building Pop, Sunshine Pop
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| Music Mood |
Whimsical, Quirky, Playful, Literate, Witty, Poignant, Gentle, Warm, Sardonic, Bittersweet, Cynical/Sarcastic, Earnest, Sophisticated, Cerebral, Amiable/Good-Natured, Sentimental, Complex, Wistful, Plaintive, Humorous, Reflective
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| Instrument |
Vocals, Piano
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica
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| Record Label |
Tower Records, Musicor, RCA Victor, Mercury Records, Tower, RCA, Mercury, Mercury/PolyGram, Omnivore Recordings
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| Associated Acts |
Perry Botkin, Jr., John Lennon, The Monkees, Van Dyke Parks, Richard Perry, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, George Tipton, Klaus Voormann, Perry Botkin, Jr., Randy Newman
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| Official Websites |
http://harrynilsson.com
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Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without performing major public concerts or touring regularly.
