Today 1 & 9 pm and Sat. at noon: a show about Randy Newman w/biographer @roberthilburn. The book blew me away, and Hilburn had a good time. (We recorded with him Thurs.) A lot of Newman's songs sound like they were written for the present moment. https://t.co/XsyAVlWfti
Was #ShortPeople written by #RandyNewman as a statement against prejudice or did Randy just think the song was funny. Answer is on my website. https://t.co/ji6RFnFIG5 click on the page "Inside Randy Newman." Other cool stories from my biography of Randy are also on the page
Author @roberthilburn joined us to talk Randy Newman!
His new book is called A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman, and it is sensational!
Apple Podcasts https://t.co/Cn2dxQC9Uj
Spotify https://t.co/yCjeq1e5sx
Youtube https://t.co/hqew0RdU5U
.@Variety's survey of The Best Music Books of 2024 includes my endorsements of terrific tomes by @roberthilburn (on Randy Newman), Cary Baker (on busking), @jonburlingame (on "Peter Gunn") and @robsheff (on Taylor Swift). Collect 'em all for Christmas. https://t.co/072SAApzEm
If you enjoy audio books, I highly recommend my son--Rob, Jr.'s--narration of my new #RandyNewman biography. He not only reads my words with authority, he reads Randy's quotes with a coloring that--I swear--sounds like Randy talking. Beautiful job.
Thanks to James Campion for his warm words for my new @RandyNewman biography in the Aquarian. Rock Reads: A Holiday Guide For The Rock & Roll Literate – The Aquarian https://t.co/2tcTpqawSu
Wonderful, thoughtful interview by #MikaelWood in the Los Angeles Times with #RandyNewman about his career and my biography of the great songwriter. https://t.co/kEsPaT2ddn
Here's a link to a delightful podcast I did about my #RandyNewman biography and career with former Wall Street Journal pop critic #JimFusilli on his Writers at Work site. You Tube link: https://t.co/IXLLEmas64
Raising a glass to #RandyNewman on his birthday with his 1974 appearance on the Midnight Special along with music journalist @roberthilburn chatting about his Randy Newman biography "A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country" https://t.co/rlmmRG3zTy
Thanks to Zoe Beaty for the marvelously thoughtful interview and review of my #RandyNewman book in the Independent of London. Wonderful read; https://t.co/OReQpwx73p
The biography of Randy Newman by @roberthilburn gets 5 stars in Record Collector for December. “It’s a supremely detailed account of an extraordinary career; every album and film score is assessed with potent insight.” Newman has received 22 Oscar nominations, so far.
@MrRobValentine I am reading the splendid new Randy Newman biography by @roberthilburn where he reveals that the singing horses idea came from the great man himself