Born: New Orleans, LA, 1943
Years Active: 1967-2010
Influenced by: George Gershwin, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Cole Porter, Fats Domino
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Randy Newman was an anomaly among early-'70s singer/songwriters. Though he was slightly influenced by Bob Dylan, his music ...
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Sep 12 2008 13:00PM
by James Sullivan
Filed under: Twisted Tales
Spinner: If you had to pick a musical voice of America, you could do an awful lot worse than the orchestral-pop composer Randy Newman. While few were looking, this acquired taste quietly dug himself in as an American songwriter for the ages. His catalog of ... Read moreNov 15 2007 12:00PM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: Album, Spinner Interview
Spinner: James Taylor has often told stories through his songs, but now he's literally telling stories about them. On his newly released live CD/DVD set, 'One Man Band,' the celebrated singer-songwriter, equipped with just his voice, a guitar, some piano ... Read more
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06/12/09
Best Pixar Music: Randy Newman & Co. get 'hits' treatment from Disney Records In the pee...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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12/21/08
Beyonce, Drive-By Truckers, Randy Newman Top American CDs in 2008: Review Dec. 22 (Bloom...
Bloomberg.com
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10/30/08
Randy Newman postpones European tour LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Randy Newman is postponing his ...
Journal News - White Plains NY
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10/27/08
Interview: Randy Newman Randy Newman's not the most prolific songwriter, but when he doe...
Pitchfork Media
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10/24/08
'Harps and Angels,' Randy Newman's first album in nine years, pokes fun at an array of subjects
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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10/23/08
A feast of Randy Newman's satirical wit That's another thing about Randy Newman: He's pr...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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10/20/08
A moment with ... Randy Newman, singer-songwriter Randy Newman is a Grammy-winning singe...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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10/16/08
Review: Randy Newman happily crossing the line While the 2008 presidential candidates sn...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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10/13/08
Review | Randy Newman covers array of emotional topics for apprciative audience Saturday...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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10/10/08
Not a lot when it comes to Randy Newman's subjects Randy Newman is one of songwriting's ...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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10/08/08
Randy Newman and the glory of sadness The second song on Randy Newman's latest album, ...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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09/26/08
Even Randy Newman's kids don't appreciate him Strange but true: Lots of people only reco...
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA
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09/25/08
Video: Will Sheff of Okkervil River: "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" (Randy Newman cover; live in Salt Lake City)
Pitchfork Media
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09/24/08
Randy Newman, solo again Following the release of "Bad Love" in 1999, Randy Newman took ...
The Washington Post - Washington DC
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09/22/08
Randy Newman'Harps' about Sunday's small audience R andy Newman has always been a cult a...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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09/20/08
Randy Newman writes on It's been several years since his last studio album, but it's not...
JAM! Showbiz
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09/18/08
CD REVIEW: Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" Even if folks like Randy Newman, Loudon Wain...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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09/04/08
'Monk's' two title tunes take Emmys It was like giving a manager the boot -- or at least...
Variety
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08/24/08
Bledsoe: Humanity is basis of 'Angels' Randy Newman is one of modern music's true treasu...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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08/21/08
Randy Newman Talks About New Album Mocking Koreans (but Sparing Midgets) Songwriter Rand...
Bloomberg.com
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08/17/08
Still Randy Newman after all these years Randy Newman strolled along the wood planks of ...
Journal News - White Plains NY
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08/14/08
Randy Newman Discusses 'Harps and Angels' Standing in a piano store one recent afternoon...
Newsweek
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08/13/08
Randy Newman Bitingly satiric, laugh out loud funny, ironic, and bitterly poignant, Rand...
Spin.com
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08/08/08
RANDY NEWMAN Newman unleashes his venomous humor on his first album of new songs in nine...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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08/07/08
Coming next week: Carla Bruni, Randy Newman, Jamey Johnson and more Due in stores Tuesda...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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08/06/08
Randy Newman Savages George Bush, Sneers at Fast Fame on CD: Mark Beech Randy Newman 's ...
Bloomberg.com
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08/06/08
Randy Newman Has A Few Words Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 7:00 p....
NPR
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08/05/08
Harps And Angels by Randy Newman
Metacritic
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08/05/08
All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Randy Newman Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen are renowned Am...
NPR
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08/05/08
Randy Newman Plays With 'Harps and Angels' We get there in time for a quick meal at an A...
NPR
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06/04/09
Daily Downloads (Living Things, Jon Hardy's Free Randy Newman Covers EP, and more)
largehearted boy
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05/26/09
[MP3] Harry Nilsson: “Sail Away” (Randy Newman cover) "Sail Away" is from the point of v...
You Ain't No Picasso
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12/02/08
Daily Downloads (Wintermitts, Randy Newman, and more) « Today's Updates to the Year-End ...
largehearted boy
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10/31/08
News Ticker: Coldplay, Gnarls Barkley, Randy Newman Coldplay's new video for the Viva La...
Rock and Roll Daily
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10/14/08
Mavis Staples, Max Raabe, Randy Newman at SFJAZZ Listen to Top 40 radio long enough and ...
The Concert Blog
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10/09/08
Randy Newman: Bile, humor and classic songs keep flowing Even though that song's narrato...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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10/07/08
Tour Tracker: Randy Newman, Duran Duran and the Damned Photo: Graythen/Getty Randy New...
Rock and Roll Daily
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09/25/08
[VIDEO] Okkervil River covers Randy Newman for Daytrotter I love Okkervil River, Daytrot...
You Ain't No Picasso
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08/29/08
The Return of Randy Newman In the past decade, Randy Newman has become known less for hi...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/09/08
Music Review: Randy Newman - Harps and Angels When you think about it (if you think abou...
Blogcritics.org Music
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08/06/08
Talk Talk: Jack Black, Eddie Izzard, Randy Newman Here's who's on the late night shows t...
TV Squad
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08/06/08
Randy Newman's sardonic campaign speech of an album Newman emerged in the late '60s as t...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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08/05/08
New Reviews: Conor Oberst, Randy Newman and More Conor Oberst's first solo album in over...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/05/08
Lloyd Fights Randy Newman For "Sexiest Release Of The Week" Crown [The Last Word] From t...
Idolator
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08/05/08
Is Randy Newman Good? Randy Newman's new album, Harps and Angels , is in stores today.
The Culture Czar
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08/04/08
Randy Newman Hopes He Hasn't Lost You After All These Years [The Last Word] From time to...
Idolator
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07/29/08
Randy Newman! New album! Six stars! In the years since TONY adopted its rating system, I...
Time Out NY
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07/24/08
Randy Newman Debuts Songs From New Album For VIP Crowd in L.A. Last night at L.A.'s 280-...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/26/08
Dave Brubeck, Randy Newman among SF Jazz highlights Local legend Dave Brubeck, stellar b...
The Concert Blog
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06/24/08
Smoking Section: Bobby Charles, Kings of Leon, Randy Newman What a crazy fortnight for t...
Rock and Roll Daily
