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Randy Newman
Randall Stuart Newman was born on November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California,
to a family of Hollywood film‑score composers. Growing up amid the creative
circles of his uncles Alfred, Lionel, and Emil Newman, he studied music at UCLA,
leaving after one semester but later completing his degree in 2021. At 17, he
began writing songs, quickly landing UK hits for Cilla Black and Gene Pitney.
His first solo effort, the 1968 album Randy Newman, was released by Warner Bros.
Records after his involvement in the studio’s creative circle; although it did
not reach the Billboard Top 200,...
