Randy Newman’s ingenious lyricism earned him devoted fans but not mainstream success. His turn to Hollywood would bring wider ...

Randy Newman talks about the one ... rather than the between-song dialogue that was part of the only two full ... Besides playing an avuncular Lucifer on his 30-year-old concept album, Newman ...

Released in 1983, “I Love L.A.” grew out of Don Henley’s suggestion to Newman — a lifelong Angeleno who’d established himself in the ’70s with a series of albums beloved by pop ...

Newman wrote songs for other artists before becoming a recording artist himself with 1968’s self-titled “Randy Newman” album, going on to become one of the most acclaimed rock artists of the ...

AT A TIME when Newman’s work feels more relevant than ever, he’s largely been absent. His most recent album came out in 2017, his last score in 2019, and since the Covid-19 pandemic he’s ...

In 1974, Randy Newman opened his album “Good Old Boys” with “Rednecks,” a song about American racism so honest and shocking — not least because Newman brandishes the N-word in the voice ...