Randy Newman Biography, Movies & Filmography

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.