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    Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer and conductor known for his non-rhotic Southern-accented, if not African-American -accented, singing style, early Americana -influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. [5] .

  2. Jan 5, 2023 · Randy Newmans 20 greatest songs – ranked! Randy Newman in 1978. Photograph: Yoram Kahana/Rex/Shutterstock. As Trouble in Paradise – which gave the world I Love LA – turns 40, we...

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  3. Apr 23, 2024 · Randy Newman, American composer, songwriter, singer, and pianist whose character-driven, ironic, and often humorous compositions won him a cult audience and who had a successful parallel career as a composer of scores and songs for movies. Learn more about his life and music.

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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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    With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical and a host of unforgettable film scores, Randy Newman has used his many talents to create musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences.

  6. Biography. With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical and a host of unforgettable film scores, Randy Newman has used his many talents to create musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences.

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