Nilsson by Alyn Shipton Oxford)
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.
Despite the sadness at the heart of Shipton's biography, it rarely feels like a lament.. Impressive and meticulously researched. * The Lady *
Bravo to Shipton for not only giving us the first Nilsson biography but, really, the only one we ever may need. * PopMatters *
Shipton, a U.K. academic, 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. * Barry Walters, Rolling Stone *
[This] detailed biography doesn't miss a single fact from the birth of Harry Nilsson in 1941 to his death, aged 52 ... Shipton chronicles the fascinating and equally heart-breaking life of this maverick musician. It's all here, warts and all ... [It] catches the very essence of Nilsson * Jon 'Mojo' Mills, Shindig *
[Shipton] gives us the definitive take on an American original * Jeremy Shatan, An Earful *
He was once described by his producer Richard Perry as the finest white male singer on the planet. Drawing on exclusive access to Nilsson's papers, Alyn Shipton's biography offers readers an intimate portrait of a man who has seemed both famous and unknowable--until now. * Goodreads *
Bravo to Shipton for not only giving us the first Nilsson biography but, really, the only one we ever may need. * PopMatters *
Shipton, a U.K. academic, 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. * Barry Walters, Rolling Stone *
[This] detailed biography doesn't miss a single fact from the birth of Harry Nilsson in 1941 to his death, aged 52 ... Shipton chronicles the fascinating and equally heart-breaking life of this maverick musician. It's all here, warts and all ... [It] catches the very essence of Nilsson * Jon 'Mojo' Mills, Shindig *
[Shipton] gives us the definitive take on an American original * Jeremy Shatan, An Earful *
He was once described by his producer Richard Perry as the finest white male singer on the planet. Drawing on exclusive access to Nilsson's papers, Alyn Shipton's biography offers readers an intimate portrait of a man who has seemed both famous and unknowable--until now. * Goodreads *
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 Requests on BBC Radio 3, and has also written on jazz for several newspapers including the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and the Times. He is an accomplished double bassist and currently co-leads the Buck Clayton Legacy Band.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199756575 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199756570 |
| Title | Nilsson |
| Author | Alyn Shipton Oxford) |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2013-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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