Harry Nilsson's melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they ...

John Lennon did more than guzzle Brandy Alexanders and mock the Smothers Brothers during his “Lost Weekend.” Sure, that March ’74 incident at L.A.’s Troubadour club might be the signature event of ...

John Lennon and Harry Nilsson weren’t just friends: they were collaborators. They made a whole album together that includes a mix of classic cover songs and original compositions. Afterward, John was ...

Songwriters are often labeled quirky for no good reason other than they dare to write songs about topics other than love. Harry Nilsson was often saddled with the “quirky” label for some of the ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. The members of the Beatles were early champions of Harry Nilsson’s music ...