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WHO IS NILSSON SCHMILSSON?

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