Also known as: Nilsson, Harry
Origin: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Harry Edward Nilsson III (sometimes credited as just Nilsson) was born on June 15, 1941, in Brooklyn, NY, but relocated to Los Angeles as a teenager to escape his family's poor financial situation. As a teenager, while working as a computer programmer at a bank in L.A., he became interested in musical composition and close-harmony singing. His uncle, a mechanic in San Bernardino, CA helped Nilsson improve his vocal and musical abilities, which aided him in getting a job singing demos for songwriter Scott Turner in 1962. In 1963, Nilsson began to have some early success as a songwriter, teaming…