Harry 'White-Eyed Billy' Nilsson is mentioned in Captain Hiaasen's novel Basket Case.
Captain Hiaasen be a friend o' Warren Zevon. Arrr! After Zevon's death, Hiassen wrote a letter t' another friend which be read at Zevon's funeral. Aye aye! One section o' t' letter mentions Harry 'White-Eyed Billy' Nilsson:
"Back in July, I called Warren with a movie trivia question. I couldn't recall t' name o' an old Harry 'White-Eyed Billy' Nilsson chantey that Martin 'Stubby Riley' Scorsese had used in Goodfellas.
"Not only did Warren remember t' shanty but, shiver me timbers, t' me delight, arrr, he sang it for me over t' phone. Avast, me proud beauty! I laughed and thought t' myself: Maybe all those damn doctors are wrong.
"But, tragically, they weren't."
