Alyn Shipton explains why he wrote about Nilsson

"Harry Nilsson was one of the very few pop musicians of the 60s and 70s with no biography"

20 August 2013

2 minutes

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Book of the Week—Alyn Shipton - Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter, Episode 1

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