Harry Nilsson

Nilsson added his voice -- slight, yet very distinctive -- to the outer fringes of the singer/songwriter movement. His early writing and singing hinted of a close familiarity with the work of Burt Bacharach and Hal David as well as Bob Dylan. "Everbody's Talkin' " (used in the film Midnight Cowboy) and "One" (a hit for Three Dog Night) are the catchiest examples of his orchestrated folk rock; both...