Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 27, 1943 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Randy Newman

Biography

Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced soul songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His best-known songs as a recording artist are "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995), while other artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

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