Harry Nilsson

American singer songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson achieved the peak of his commercial success in the late 1960s and early 1970s On all but his earliest recordings he is credited simply as Nilsson He is known for the hit singles Everybodys Talkin 1969 Without You 1971 and Coconut 1972 the first two of which won him Grammy Awards for vocal performance His songwriting credits during that period included the song One made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night Hallmarks of Nilssons music included his genrebending style called salon rock by some and his remarkable tenor voice which ranged over three octaves Nilsson was much admired by The Beatles and formed lasting friendships with them especially with John Lennon and Ringo Starr A complicated personality Nilsson proved to be one of the few major poprock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success despite never performing live concerts  He contributed songs to a few films including Robert Altmans Popeye 1980 and singing the standard How About You for the soundrack of The Fisher King 1994 After a period of declining health Harry Nilsson died at the age of 52 from heart disease at his home outside Los Angeles