The singer-songwriter's new CD, Harps and Angels, is as good as anything he's ever done and, at times, better. He stopped by to DJ an episode of All Songs and talk about his favorite songs and the musicians that shape his music, especially Ray Charles, the Beatles and his uncle, Alfred Newman.
Audio|Tue, 5 Aug 2008|More from NPR: All Songs Considered Podcast
|pabstfound at0:03, 1:27
“…Support for NPR podcasts comes from pabst brewing proud supporter of local artists nationwide. And of the NPR live in concert series online -- pabst blue ribbon dot com. From NPR music you're connected to all songs considered I'm Bob Boylan. In 1972. Randy Newman wrote this …”
“…is the Randy Newman I grow upon. Randy Newman -- satirist his pop albums always mixed language New Orleans piano with the southern storytellers -- You may know Randy Newman for his film scores the natural …”