The 81-year-old songwriter and composer is the subject of a new biography by former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn.

Randy Newman has fun getting under such people ... he embraces: “This is my country / These are my people / And I know ’em like the back of my own hand.” I think Newman would nod in ...

There are way too many music books for any human to keep track of, let alone read. Yet this year has seen a backbreaking pile ...

most notably Alfred Newman (Wuthering Heights, How Green Was My Valley). Even Randy’s own father wanted to follow those footsteps but was dissuaded for fear of too many family members in one ...

Disillusioned, they might ask some AI song generator to write them a Randy Newman type satirical number suitable for Spotify’s yacht rock playlist. Call it Not OK Boomer. Peter Murphy is the ...

At the start of the ’70s, Randy Newman was building a reputation as a songwriter whose work could be covered by a wide swath of artists. But he wasn’t receiving a lot of hype as an artist in ...

If anyone was destined to get into the music business, it was Randy Newman. His uncles, Alfred, Lionel ... Other artists to enjoy success with the song include Etta James, Tom Jones, and country ...

Nick Corasaniti (2024) Jersey boy Nick Corasanti has put together the most complete narrative telling of a legendary rock ...

Many, many people have covered "Blue Christmas," including but not limited to: the Beach Boys, Billy Idol, Sheryl Crow and ...

ALTHOUGH you’re unlikely to catch him wrangling cattle, the cowboy spirit still courses through Lyle Lovett’s veins. Horses ...