Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter

by Alyn Shipton

Book Overview

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson.

In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190263547
• ISBN13: 9780190263546
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"