Roger Nichols, best-known for co-writing such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun" and “Rainy Days and Mondays," died ...

From Nick Cave to Steely Dan and Bob Dylan we've compiled a list of songs with a great narrative story fit to be made into ...

During the peak of their commercial fame, Los Angeles soft rock giants Eagles booked a support act they thought little of for unclear reasons.

Last night, Annie Clark, known as St. Vincent, opened the 2025 Grammys alongside a group of musicians joining folk rock band Dawes for a cover of Randy Newman’s “I Love ... for “Flea,” and Best ...

It was the quintessential everyman's album - despite many fans only recently realizing the meaning of the bands name - that captured the essence of the '80s. It seemed like everyone owned a copy and ...

Newman started things off with “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today,” a classic number from his 1968 debut album. The song is ... how relevant that one is. Randy Newman wasn’t the only ...

Randy Newman is a songwriter who has never been afraid ... in “Marie,” one of the classics off Newman’s acclaimed 1973 album Good Old Boys. The song, featuring a gorgeous melody that ...

Read more:Randy Newman on why he sold his publishing and ... who’d established himself in the ’70s with a series of albums beloved by pop connoisseurs — that he write a song about his ...

At the start of the ’70s, Randy Newman was building a reputation as ... Heading into the making of his third album, he still hadn’t built up much of a following or reputation outside those ...

In 1974, Randy Newman opened his album “Good Old Boys” with “Rednecks,” a song about American racism so honest and shocking — not least because Newman brandishes the N-word in the voice ...

With his distinctive voice, he has often been described as a whiny singer. But his unconventional humor and gently biting descriptions often bring a smile to one's face. Since he has always opted for ...

no one is looking at these problems as significantly as Randy. He’s been doing it for 50 years. And much of what he saw is still playing out today.” Newman’s critically acclaimed 1974 album ...