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Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
Alyn Shipton
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Description for Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
Paperback. In this first ever full-length biography of Harry Nilsson, author Alyn Shipton traces the musician's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence, and charts his gradual move into the spotlight as a talented songwriter. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
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 from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity ... Read more
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 from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson. A major celebrity ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190263546
SKU
V9780190263546
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About Alyn Shipton
Alyn Shipton is the author of many books on music including A New History of Jazz, Groovin' High: the Life of Dizzy Gillespie, and Hi-De-Ho: The Life of Cab Calloway. His biography of Harry Nilsson won both an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award and an ASRC Award for the best pop biography of 2013. He is the presenter of Jazz Record ... Read more
Reviews for Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
Shipton... balances Nilsson's tragic story with exacting analysis of his talents and similarly detailed accounts of bacchanalian exploits with ex-Beatles and other bons vivants."
Rolling Stone
An amazing tale.
Boston Globe
Nilsson fans will appreciate this long awaited biography of an often neglected and underrated musician.
^lBooklist
An in-depth and informative book." ... Read more
Rolling Stone
An amazing tale.
Boston Globe
Nilsson fans will appreciate this long awaited biography of an often neglected and underrated musician.
^lBooklist
An in-depth and informative book." ... Read more