Born June 15th, 1941

Dead January 16th, 1994

High of His Life: 1969 was probably the best year Harry Nilsson had. After years of musical toiling in relative obscurity his 1969 album Harry become a chart topping success. This is due in no small part to the release of the film Midnight Cowboy the same year. The film featured classic Nilsson songs such as I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City and Everybody’s Talkin’. Although Harry Nilsson enjoyed success until his death in 1994 he was never got as big as he was in 1969. Harry Nilsson is one of those musicians with a lot of well-known songs, but few people remember his name. His posthumous documentary Who is Harry Nilsson? (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him) speaks to that fact and is the second high water mark of his career.

Low of His Life: Harry suffered from alcoholism most of his adult life. Many people attribute this to his feeling underappreciated by the public and watching his peers become richer and more successful than he was. Other people say he just loved to party.

Who Sees Him as a Hero: singer songwriters, alcoholics, gay hustlers, the vast number of musicians who had hits covering his songs or working with him.

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