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In 1968, he made his formal debut as a solo artist with the album Randy Newman, produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks. Four of Newman's non-soundtrack albums have charted in the US top 40: Sail Away (1972), Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels (2008).
Sep 19, 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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In addition to his solo recordings and regular international touring, Newman began composing and scoring for films in the 1980s.
Jun 11, 2018 · Although he focused much of his energy on composing music for Hollywood films during the 1980s until the mid-1990s, Newman returned to his solo work in 1999, releasing his first album of new songs since 1988 ’ s Land of Dreams.
- “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.
Oct 23, 2017 · June 23, 2008 • Hear sneak previews of new music from Beck, Randy Newman, solo work from Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Kimya Dawson (the singer behind the Juno soundtrack), The Hold Steady,...
Aug 7, 2024 · After two albums, Randy Newman did not appear to be on the road to legendary status. Those first two records brimmed with melodic ingenuity and smart writing, but there was nothing much there...
