“Aggressively ignorant”: how Don Henley helped Randy Newman write one of his best songs
Don Henley was the ultimate LA artist, but he decided Randy Newman was the man to pen a song about the City of Angels. Read ...
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Randy Newman, Music's Most Biting Storyteller, Gets His Own Story Told: Ex-L.A. Times Critic Robert Hilburn on Penning the Singer-Composer's Biography
"I Think He's Hiding" is a song Randy wrote about God, or the absence of God. How much do you think Newman is hiding, or in plain sight, in his music? He does like to be invisible. And he found ...
Randy Newman’s iconic ‘I Love L.A.’ opened the Grammys. Here’s how the performance came together
The L.A. band Dawes, whose members were seriously impacted by the Eaton fire, on what it meant to perform Newman's early-'80s classic.
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All-Star Rendition of Randy Newman’s ‘I Love L.A.’ Opens Grammys
In 2014, Newman admitted the song was a love letter to Los Angeles, warts and all. “There’s some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I’m proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys ...
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Dawes Release Grammys Cover of Randy Newman's ‘I Love L.A.' to Benefit Wildfire Relief
A day after performing an all-star version of Randy Newman's 1983 pop classic ... by the deadly fires with the cover of Newman's beloved song at music's biggest night. They were joined by a ...
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Randy Newman's iconic 'I Love L.A.' opened the Grammys. Here's how the performance came together
Says Griffin Goldsmith: “I grew up a Randy Newman addict — it’s some of the most formative music of my life. But I’m also a massive Lakers and Dodgers fan. I think I went to eight Dodgers ...