I woke up to Nilsson singing Without You , the 1973 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Then I noticed on the TV screen something about Nilsson Schmilsson. My first thought was that this was his real name. Turns out that Nilsson Schmilsson ( the whole CD ) is Harry Nilsson's seventh album, which also includes Coconut . Sure, you've heard it, for... featured in the films The Addams Family , Reservoir Dogs , Practical Magic , Dick , and Hey Arnold!: The Movie ; and heavily referenced on the television show Bones . Nilsson sings and composes. However, Without You was written by Peter Hamm and Tom Evans for Badfinger, their group, for release in 1970, and in addition to Nilsson, was recorded by over 180 artists. Paul McCartney described Nilsson's version as the killer song of all time . Harry Edward Nilsson III was born nearly 81 years ago in Brooklyn and passed away in 1994 at the age of 52. With a 3.5 octave range, he was one of the few com
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