Nilsson : the life of a singer-songwriter / / Alyn Shipton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812345203321
• Autore: Shipton Alyn
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013
• ISBN: 0-19-933069-7; 0-19-933068-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (372 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.42164092
• Soggetti: Singers - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. 1941; 2. Good Old Desk; 3. Mr. Richland's Favorite Song; 4. Open Your Window; 5. Gotta Get Up; 6. It Had To Be You; 7. Don't Forget Me; 8. Turn Out The Light; 9. Perfect Day; 10. It's So Easy; 11. Lay Down Your Arms; 12. Epilogue; Albums; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: 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