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Born on November 28: Randy Newman tells stories and makes movies
His sunny postcard is too pretty to be entirely believable, especially compared to his description of New York (“all the people are dressed ... studio albums, Randy Newman has not shied away ...
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Randy Newman Is Great. He Deserved a Better Biography Than This.
“Short People” was hilarious (“you got to pick ... “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman,” is not that book. It’s a toothless hagiography packed ...
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Randy Newman Is at His Best When America Is at Its Worst
His somewhat controversial 1977 satire “Short People” was a bona fide hit that ... ve Got a Friend in Me,’ but the greatness of Randy Newman, his real legacy, are all the brilliant songs ...
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Randy Newman on why he sold his publishing and what he learned from his biography
In 1974, Randy Newman opened his album “Good Old Boys ... door depths of Newman’s two famous quasi-novelty hits: “Short People,” which somehow reached No. 2 in 1978, and the deathless ...
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Randy Newman, Music's Most Biting Storyteller, Gets His Own Story Told: Ex-L.A. Times Critic Robert Hilburn on Penning the Singer-Composer's Biography
Even when the single "Short People" came out ... And people often ask, what's your favorite Randy Newman song? It's so hard. But if I were naming five, one I would definitely push in there ...
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Randy Newman, Music’s Most Biting Storyteller, Gets His Own Story Told: Ex-L.A. Times Critic Robert Hilburn on Penning the Singer-Composer’s Biography
Even when the single “Short People” came out ... And people often ask, what’s your favorite Randy Newman song? It’s so hard. But if I were naming five, one I would definitely push in ...