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Newman, Randy Gary (1944– )| US pop singer, songwriter, and pianist. His mordantly satirical songs have earned him a cult following and occasionally, as with the single ‘Short People’ from the album Little Criminals (1977), mass appeal. Later albums include Land of Dreams (1988). |
| The nephew of the film composer Alfred Newman, he has written the soundtracks to several films, including The Three Amigos (1986), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Meet the Parents (2000), and Monsters, Inc (2001; Academy Award for best song for ‘If I Didn't Have You’). |
| Born in Louisiana, he devoted an album (Good Old Boys 1974) to controversial governor Huey Long. |
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