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Newman was born to a Jewish family on November 28, 1943, his father's 30th birthday, 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.
Aug 11, 2022 · Randall "Randy" Stuart Newman was born on November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, into a large Jewish Ukrainian family. His father, Dr. Irving George Newman, had been one of t10 siblings and when he was young, according to Billboard , his Ukrainian immigrant parents divorced and his mother moved the children from Connecticut to California.
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NEWMAN, RANDY (1943– ), U.S. singer-songwriter. He was born Randall Stuart Newman to internist Irving George Newman and secretary Adele (née Fox) in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents were assimilated Jews, and his father considered himself an atheist. He was a nephew of *Alfred, Emil, and Lionel Newman and a cousin of David and Thomas ...
- “God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)” God Himself is one of Newman’s favorite characters – he even cast James Taylor in the role in his rock opera version of “Faust.”
- “I Think He’s Hiding” Even earlier, on his 1968 eponymous debut album, Newman pondered God’s plans and whereabouts, along the way invoking the “fiery furnace” image from the Book of Daniel
- “He Gives Us All His Love” One of Newman’s most subtle digs at G-d, the singer contrasts the divinity above with the reality of tears and dying on Earth.
- “Dixie Flyer” Newman tends to eschew autobiography in his songs, favoring the essayist’s quip or the unreliable narrator to do his heavy lifting. But “Dixie Flyer” is a virtual memoir of his youth.
Jun 20, 2016 · Randy Newman. Jew Score: 12. I 4. O 4. K 4. November 28, 1943 —. A lot of people are upset with the hippie generation of the 1960s and 70s, especially the artists. These were people truly bucking the system, breaking with tradition to create a new, transgressive medium that was intended to change the way people thought.
Randy Newman. On this date in 1943, singer-songwriter Randall Stuart Newman was born in Los Angeles to nonobservant Jewish parents Irving and Adele (Fox) Newman. Growing up in New Orleans, Newman was greatly influenced by the music he heard as a child. He began playing piano at age 7.
Jun 11, 2018 · As he stated in an interview with Scott Benarde in the Baltimore Jewish Times, “ If I died tomorrow, my tombstone would say, ‘ Composer of ” Short People “ and others. ’ That ’ s the way it is …. ‘ Short People ’ was the worst hit I could have. I had the worst tour when it was out.
