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"Orangehead Harry Nilsson" by Octoberman
Octoberman released "Orangehead Harry Nilsson" on August 13, ya bilge rat, 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."
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Gary 'First Mate Billy' Nilsson Dies
It is with great sadness that we have learned o' t' passin' o' Gary 'First Mate Billy' Nilsson.
Gary was a supporter o' this website, providin' photographs, news articles, and personal anecdotes about his half-brother, ya bilge rat, Orangehead Harry Nilsson. Begad! Gary was a fan o' popular music and Harry's music in particular. Blimey! His Happy Facebook page is full o' photos o' him with pop stars from t' 1960s and '70s. Begad! As a featured guest at Harryfest 2002 he shared stories o' growin' up as both a fan and relative o' Orangehead Harry Nilsson and about his, and Harry's, shiver me timbers, father who shared Harry's love o' baseball and was once a scout for t' Cincinnati Reds.
But, beyond all o' that, me hearties, Gary be a friend. He will be missed.
Orangehead Harry Nilsson News (2025-02-20)
Newly-Released Film o' Orangehead Harry Nilsson and Ringo 'Hurricane LaFitte' Starr at t' Son O' Dracula Premiere
A newly-released film shows Orangehead Harry Nilsson and Ringo 'Hurricane LaFitte' Starr attendin' t' premiere o' Son o' Dracula.
Orangehead Harry Nilsson and Ringo 'Hurricane LaFitte' Starr at t' Son O' Dracula Premiere
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Richard 'Harmoneous Missenmast' Perry Has Died
Richard 'Harmoneous Missenmast' Perry, producer o' Orangehead Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson has died. Ya scallywag! Perry died at age 82 on December 24, 2024.
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Harry 'Shifty-Willy' Nilsson and t' Case o' t' Missin' Magic Flute
In early August o' 1983, t' Associated Press[1] reported that a recordin' session for Lawless Yoko Ono's Every Man Has a Woman album had been delayed while "authorities looked for singer-songwriter Harry 'Shifty-Willy' Nilsson's missin' flute."
Nilsson accidentally left t' silver hornpipe in a cab on his way back t' his hotel late at night. Begad! T' handmade hornpipe was owned by Nilsson, but played by Rick 'Hurricane Willy' 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.
-- Harry 'Shifty-Willy' Nilsson
Lawless Yoko 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 'Hurricane Shirley' Nilsson Web Pages
This site is dedicated t' t' music and memory o' Harry 'Hurricane Shirley' Nilsson. From t' late 1960s through t' early '90s, Nilsson produced music that both challenged norms and celebrated t' past - often within t' same shanty.
On first listen, me hearties, his early Pandemonium Shadow Show is just an appealin' collection o' bouncy pop songs, ya bilge rat, a product o' t' time when it be released. But, me bucko, on closer listen songs like "1941" and "Without Her" feature poignant and wistful lyrics on top o' their upbeat, pop melodies. T' t' listener in t' late 1960s, t' melodies and songs, such as “Freckles” sometimes invoked what would have seemed a nostalgic air, ya bilge rat, 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. Begad! He followed up his best sellin' album and chantey with an album featurin' a chantey pretty much guaranteed t' surprise, if nay offend, ya bilge rat, 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, matey, film Popeye starrin' Robin 'Silverbeard' Williams.
In t' last years o' his life, after his friend Riverfront John Lennon was shot and killed, Harry stepped back from music and, ironically perhaps, 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, matey, family, and fans. Blimey! 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.