They were two of the most underappreciated artists of their time. 'Nilsson Sings Newman' brought them together on a 1970 ...

On November 11, 1971, Harry Nilsson released his seventh studio album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It would become his best-performing album, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 in Australia. The ...

The track was made famous when it was chosen to be the main song in an Academy Award-winning film.

Harry Nilsson, the supremely talented singer-songwriter who Beatles members once cited as their favorite artist, died on January 15, 1994. Nilsson was just 52 when he passed away from heart failure at ...

Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” remains one of the most powerful heartbreak songs decades after its 1971 release. The emotional ballad, originally written by Badfinger members Peter Ham and Tom Evans, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sale includes Nilsson's publishing catalog as well as artist and writer revenue streams of hits like "Without You," "Coconut" and "Everybody's Talkin'". By Chris Eggertsen BMG has acquired the ...

Tons of songs become baseball stadium classics, even if they don’t start out that way: Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Gary Glitter’s “Rock & Roll Part 2,” the list goes on. Harry Nilsson aimed to go ...

When Harry Nilsson died of heart failure in January 1994 at age 52, he was recording songs for what would have been his first album since 1980. The music sat on the shelf unfinished for a quarter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, whose song catalog is among the latest to be acquired. (Michael Putland / Getty Images) ...