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Harry Nilsson
American singer-songwriter (1941–1994)
Harold "Harry" Edward Nilsson III, sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer and songwriter known for his versatile tenor range, pioneering use of vocal overdubbing, explorations of the Great American Songbook, and Caribbean fusion sounds. He was one of the few major pop-rock artists to achieve significant commercial success without touring or performing large-scale public concerts.
genres: rock music, soft rock, baroque pop, psychedelic rock, sunshine pop, Brill Building, pop music
awards: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
plays: guitar, piano, voice
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Early life
Nilsson was born on June 15, 1941, in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. His paternal great-grandfather, a Swede who later immigrated to, and became naturalized in, the United States, created an act known as an "aerial ballet" (which is the title of one of Nilsson's albums).
By 1958, Nilsson followed popular music, especially rhythm and blues artists like Ray Charles. He had performed while he was working at the Paramount, forming a vocal duo with his friend Jerry Smith and singing close harmonies in the style of the Everly Brothers. The manager of a hangout Nilsson frequented gave him a plastic ukulele, which he learned to play, and he later learned to play the guitar and piano. In the 2006 documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?, Nilsson recalled that when he could not remember lyrics or parts of the melodies to popular songs, he created his own, which led to writing original songs.
Harry Nilsson, who recorded mainly under his stage name Nilsson, was an American Grammy-awarded singer, piano player, songwriter, and actor, born June 15, 1941, in Bushwick, Kings County in Brooklyn, New York City. He died on January 15, 1994, in Agoura Hills, CA. His 3rd album, 'Aerial Ballet', is named after the art form his paternal grandparents from Sweden (who immigrated to the USA) performed at circuses.
Also known as: "Moonbeam" Harry, F. Nilsson, H. E. Nilsson, H. N., H. Neilson
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Liner notes
Harry Nilsson, the records, oldest first
Spotlight on Nilsson
1966 album
Pandemonium Shadow Show
1967 album
Aerial Ballet
1968 album
Harry
1969 album
Nilsson Sings Newman
1970 album
Nilsson Schmilsson
1971 album
wanted
Without You
1972 ep
Son of Schmilsson
1972 album
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
1973 album
Pussy Cats
1974 album
Duit on Mon Dei
1975 album
...That’s the Way It Is
1976 album
Sandman
1976 album
Knnillssonn
1977 album
Flash Harry
1980 album
The Presence of Christmas
1988 album
Life Line: The Songs of Nilsson 1967–1971
1998 album
At The BBC
2004 album
Perfect Day: The Songs of Nilsson 1971–1993
2006 album
Losst and Founnd
2019 album
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"Coconut" is a novelty song written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It was on the U.S.
Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8, and was ranked by Billboard as the #66 song for 1972. It charted in a minor way in the UK, reaching #42.
Lyrics
The lyrics feature Nilsson singing two characters (a narrator and a woman), each in a different voice. The woman drinks a mixture of lime juice and coconut milk, becomes sick, and calls the doctor. The doctor, annoyed at being woken up, tells her to drink the same thing again and call in the morning.
In popular culture
In 1979, the song was performed by Kermit the Frog on Season 4 episode 10 of The Muppet Show starring Kenny Rogers. In this version, Kermit was repeatedly injured earlier in the episode and wants relief from a "flipper-ache" rather than a stomachache.
