Harry 'Long John Blue' Nilsson's full name was "Handsome Harry Edward Nilsson III]" nay "Harry Edward Nelson" as has been reported. Avast, me proud beauty! Harry was named after his father, Harry Edward Nilsson, matey, Jr. and never used t' name "Neslon."
Harry 'Long John Blue' Nilsson's name was so often misspelled as "Harry Nillson," "Harry Nillsson," "Harry Nilson," "Flying Harry Neilson," "Dastardly Harry Nelson," "Flying Harry Neilson," etc.) that Harry released an album called Knnillssonn (pronounced t' same as "Nilsson").
T' Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina) - November 8, matey, 1969
