Randy Newman

Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Uncategorized 

Stranger Things: Randy Newman’s 12 Songs Turns 50

April 29, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 12 Songs, 1970, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Mona Bone Jakon, Moondance, Norman Lear, Randy Newman, Sweet Baby James, Van Morrison

A quarter century before meeting Woody and Buzz, the L.A. songwriter walked the razor’s edge of sarcasm on his second studio LP

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jazz Pop 

The October of His Years: Sinatra’s Watertown at 50

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1970, Bing Crosby, Don Costa, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli, My Way, Randy Newman, Reprise, Rod McKuen, The Four Seasons, Watertown

Once seen as an anomaly in his catalog, a half century of fermentation sees a newfound respect for the Chairman’s dark masterpiece

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Pop Rock 

ALBUMS: Sam Doores Determines His Destiny

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Hurray for the Riff Raff, New West Records, Randy Newman, Sam Doores, The Deslondes

With his self-titled debut, the Deslondes frontman makes a solo shuffle and still manages to remain true to his roots

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Pop 

Our Friendly Beehive State: Nilsson Sings Newman Turns 50

February 15, 2020February 20, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson Randy Newman, Nilsson Sings Newman, Randy Newman, RCA Records, Yellow Man

In 1970, Harry and Randy made the perfect pair

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Pop 

Gonna Take Off My Pants: Randy Newman’s Born Again at 40

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Born Again, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Land of Dreams, LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Rider in the Rain, Waddy Watchel, Warner Bros.

Was the pop bard simply not made for the times in 1979?

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Pop Remembrance 

Happy Birthday Harry Nilsson

June 15, 2019June 18, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, The Beatles, YouTube mixtape

The American pop icon turns 77 in Heaven

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Pop Rock 

Land of Dreams, 30 Years On

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dean Parks, Leland Sklar, Randy Newman, Steve Lukather, Tom Petty

On the most autobiographical album of his career, Randy Newman gets personal

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