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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Randy_NewmanRandy Newman - Wikipedia

    Newman was born to a Jewish family on November 28, 1943, his father's 30th birthday, [10] in Los Angeles. He is the son of Adele "Dixie" ( née Fuchs/Fox; August 30, 1916 – October 4, 1988), a secretary, and Irving George Newman (November 28, 1913 – February 1, 1990), an internist. [11] He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a small child ...

  2. Jan 5, 2023 · 20. Short People (1977) To hear Newman assert that vertically challenged people have “no reason to live”, it beggars belief that anyone could have taken his obvious satire at face value ...

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  3. Apr 23, 2024 · Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American composer, songwriter, singer, and pianist whose character-driven, ironic, and often humorous compositions won him a cult audience and praise from critics but were atypical of the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s that gave him his start as a performer.

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    • “I Love L.A.” I wrote “I Love L.A.” because Don Henley said to me, “Everybody’s writing L.A. songs, people not from here. You’re from here. Why don’t you write one?”
    • “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” This might have been 1964 or ’63. I may have had the first two chords of the tune, where the voice starts. I have always loved those vanilla-kind of chords, straight-ahead Stephen Foster.
    • “Davy the Fat Boy” It’s sung by a con man who is telling these parents that he is going to. take care of their son, who is a freak – in the carnival sense of the.
    • “Have You Seen My Baby” I arranged the horns for Fats Domino when he recorded this in 1969. I. wrote it for me. But when he did it, it was like him imitating me imitating.
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    Learn about Randy Newman's life, career, and musical achievements, from his songs for films and albums to his live performances and awards. Explore his events, news, photos, videos, and FAQs on his official website.

  6. After starting his songwriting career as a teenager, Newman launched into recording as a singer and pianist in 1968 with his self-titled album Randy Newman. Throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s he released several acclaimed albums such as: 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, Little Criminals, Born Again, Trouble in Paradise, Land of Dreams, and ...

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