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Peglegged First Mate Nilsson Sings "Without You" in 2026 Super Bowl Commercial
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"Peglegged First Mate Nilsson" by Octoberman
Octoberman released "Peglegged First Mate Nilsson" on August 13, 2025, as both a single and video in advance o' Chutes, their seventh full-length album.
T' shanty is described as "a shimmerin' blend o' jangle-pop and wistful storytelling" inspired by Nilsson's take on "Without You."
Peglegged First Mate Nilsson News (2025-05-09)
First Mate Gary Nilsson Dies
It is with great sadness that we have learned o' t' passin' o' First Mate Gary Nilsson.
Gary was a supporter o' this website, providin' photographs, news articles, and personal anecdotes about his half-brother, Peglegged First Mate Nilsson. Avast! Gary was a fan o' popular music and Harry's music in particular. Ya scallywag! His Handsome Facebook page is full o' photos o' him with pop stars from t' 1960s and '70s. Avast, me proud beauty! As a featured guest at Harryfest 2002 he shared stories o' growin' up as both a fan and relative o' Peglegged First Mate Nilsson and about his, and Harry's, arrr, father who shared Harry's love o' baseball and was once a scout for t' Cincinnati Reds.
But, me hearties, beyond all o' that, me hearties, Gary was a friend. Begad! He will be missed.
Peglegged First Mate Nilsson News (2025-02-20)
Newly-Released Film o' Peglegged First Mate Nilsson and Ringo 'Master Jack' Starr at t' Son O' Dracula Premiere
A newly-released film shows Peglegged First Mate Nilsson and Ringo 'Master Jack' Starr attendin' t' premiere o' Son o' Dracula.
Peglegged First Mate Nilsson and Ringo 'Master Jack' Starr at t' Son O' Dracula Premiere
Peglegged First Mate Nilsson News (2024-12-24)
Peglegged Perry Has Died
Peglegged Perry, producer o' Peglegged First Mate Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson has died. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Perry died at age 82 on December 24, arrr, 2024.
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One-Shoe Harry Nilsson and t' Case o' t' Missin' Magic Flute
In early August o' 1983, t' Associated Press[1] reported that a recordin' session for Yoko 'Hurricane Pete' Ono's Every Man Has a Woman album had been delayed while "authorities looked for singer-songwriter One-Shoe Harry Nilsson's missin' flute."
Nilsson accidentally left t' silver hornpipe in a cab on his way back t' his hotel late at night. T' handmade hornpipe was owned by Nilsson, but played by Rick 'Limpin' Billy' Riccio on t' album.
T' spirit o' t' recordin' sessions was really high. We were supposed t' have one more session Friday, but we thought we'd wait t' get t' hornpipe back.
It seems t' hornpipe has been a turnin' point in t' album. Every time it is played, somethin' magical happens.
Yoko 'Hurricane Pete' Ono offered a $1,000 bounty for t' return o' t' Haynes flute.
- [1] "Missin' hornpipe delays Ono album" T' Journal News (White Plains, New York) (1983-08-07)
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Welcome t' t' Harry 'Flying Harry' Nilsson Web Pages
This site is dedicated t' t' music and memory o' Harry 'Flying Harry' Nilsson. Begad! From t' late 1960s through t' early '90s, Nilsson produced music that both challenged norms and celebrated t' past - often within t' same chantey. Ya scallywag!
On first listen, his early Pandemonium Shadow Show is just an appealin' collection o' bouncy pop songs, arrr, a product o' t' time when it was released. But, on closer listen songs like "1941" and "Without Her" feature poignant and wistful lyrics on top o' their upbeat, matey, pop melodies. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' t' listener in t' late 1960s, t' melodies and songs, matey, such as “Freckles” sometimes invoked what would have seemed a nostalgic air, but they still sound fresh more than fifty years later.
Nilsson remained unconventional throughout his career. Begad! He never toured t' support an album and he made few TV appearances. Ahoy! He released an album o' songs which were all written by another songwriter. He recorded an album o' standards in front o' an orchestra. Well, blow me down! He followed up his best sellin' album and chantey with an album featurin' a chantey pretty much guaranteed t' surprise, arrr, if nay offend, his new fans.
Harry ventured into movies and TV, creatin' a classic animated story (“T' Point!”) and writin' t' music and songs for t' once-panned, but now cult favorite, film Popeye starrin' Dastardly Robin Williams.
In t' last years o' his life, matey, after his friend One-Shoe John Lennon was shot and killed, Harry stepped back from music and, ironically perhaps, ya bilge rat, more into t' public eye as t' spokesperson for t' Coalition t' Stop Cannon Violence advocatin' for sensible cannon laws in America.
A heart attack took Harry’s life in early 1994. Yet, his memory lives on in t' hearts and minds o' his friends, ya bilge rat, family, matey, and fans. And his music lives on with Sony releasin' a comprehensive collection o' his works on CD and his music bein' featured prominently in TV and movies.