Harry Nilsson
"Harry Nilsson" by Octoberman
Octoberman released "Harry Nilsson" on August 13, 2025, as both a single and video in advance of Chutes, their seventh full-length album.
The song is described as "a shimmering blend of jangle-pop and wistful storytelling" inspired by Nilsson's take on "Without You."
Gary Nilsson Dies
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Gary Nilsson.
Gary was a supporter of this website, providing photographs, news articles, and personal anecdotes about his half-brother, Harry Nilsson. Gary was a fan of popular music and Harry's music in particular. His Facebook page is full of photos of him with pop stars from the 1960s and '70s. As a featured guest at Harryfest 2002 he shared stories of growing up as both a fan and relative of Harry Nilsson and about his, and Harry's, father who shared Harry's love of baseball and was once a scout for the Cincinnati Reds.
But, beyond all of that, Gary was a friend. He will be missed.
Newly-Released Film of Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr at the Son Of Dracula Premiere
A newly-released film shows Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr attending the premiere of Son of Dracula.
Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr at the Son Of Dracula Premiere
Richard Perry Has Died
Richard Perry, producer of Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson has died. Perry died at age 82 on December 24, 2024.
Harris/Waltz Advertisement Uses "Best Friend"
On September 19, 2024, the Kamala Harris presidential campaign released a video showing clips of rival Donald Trump praising Mark Robinson a gubernatorial candidate under scrutiny for posting inflammatory comments on a pornography website. Nilsson's "Best Friend" plays throughout the short video.
Best friends ❤️ pic.twitter.com/baS5sRfzIo
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 19, 2024
The video was posted on X (Twitter) but later superceded by a longer TV commercial without Nilsson's song.
John Lennon produced the latest album of the Beatles imitator, who is so good that he nearly fooled the group itself when he began recording several years ago. It's a hit, too. From Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" to Nilsson's own "Don't Forget Me," this is the kind of humor, energy and plain good music almost all superstar productions miss.
-- Dave Marsh (1974) [1]
Harry Nilsson has come out with yet another good album. This time it's Pussy Cats, produced by John Lennon and featuring the likes of Keith Moon (from The Who), Jim Keltner and Sneaky Pete (both of Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen), Jim Horn ("Layla" and others), Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and, of course, John Lennon.
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Nilsson's inability to take himself seriously makes its appearance on "Black Sails," a song about a girl with so many veins in her leg they look lie maps ("You're so veiny/You probably think this map is about you."
The album also features a performance by the Masked Alberts Orchestra, whatever that is. On an album by a man who is know to have listed Harrison and Starr on the credits as George Harrysong and Richie Snare, well which former Beatle could be a Masked Albert? It's pure speculation, but why not? Every other ex-Beatie has popped up on one Nilsson album or another. Why not McCartney?
-- Chuck Strinz (1974) [2]
Pussy Cats is an interesting experience, to say the least. Featuring some of the era’s most defining characters, it is a peculiar feature in Nilsson and Lennon’s back catalogues. Equally as strange as Paul McCartney’s earliest solo works, you get the feeling that the excesses consumed by the period’s premier musicians were starting to take their toll by 1974. Regardless, there are highlights that make it definitely worth revisiting....
-- Arun Starkey (2021) [3]
