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?Among his peers, Randy Newman is considered one of the most respected singer-
songwriters in contemporary American music. For over 40 years, he has composed
a variety of hits for artists as diverse as Judy Collins, Three Dog Night, and
Tom Jones. In 1997, Newman caused controversy with the chart-topping "Short
People," wrote the stage musical Faust, and became a successful composer for
such acclaimed films as The Natural, Avalon, Toy Story, and Monsters Inc. Yet,
despite his vast body of work, Newman is still far from being a household
name. This book examines why this enigmatic, audacious composer has been so
largely unacknowledged - and misunderstood - by listeners and fans alike. With
detailed precision, Courrier delves into the reasons for Newman's peripheral
status on the cultural landscape, suggesting that, at heart, he has always
been a musical outsider and built a career in the mainstream by donning a
brilliant disguise. This is an illuminating portrait of the artist as a masked
man - an Artful Dodger taking readers on an equivocal voyage up through the
streams and tributaries of a vast and sometimes tragically complex American
domain.
songwriters in contemporary American music. For over 40 years, he has composed
a variety of hits for artists as diverse as Judy Collins, Three Dog Night, and
Tom Jones. In 1997, Newman caused controversy with the chart-topping "Short
People," wrote the stage musical Faust, and became a successful composer for
such acclaimed films as The Natural, Avalon, Toy Story, and Monsters Inc. Yet,
despite his vast body of work, Newman is still far from being a household
name. This book examines why this enigmatic, audacious composer has been so
largely unacknowledged - and misunderstood - by listeners and fans alike. With
detailed precision, Courrier delves into the reasons for Newman's peripheral
status on the cultural landscape, suggesting that, at heart, he has always
been a musical outsider and built a career in the mainstream by donning a
brilliant disguise. This is an illuminating portrait of the artist as a masked
man - an Artful Dodger taking readers on an equivocal voyage up through the
streams and tributaries of a vast and sometimes tragically complex American
domain.
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