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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park hosted the 10th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival October 1-3, 2010, with several Nonesuch artists there to perform: T Bone Burnett with Punch Brothers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Randy Newman, and HSB regular Emmylou Harris, whom the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed "the silver-haired poster girl for San Francisco's favorite annual live music event."
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Randy Newman on "This Week in Baseball"
Randy talks about the Los Angeles Dodgers and his music on MLB's This Week in Baseball. You can hear the tune "Laugh and Be Happy," from Randy's 2008 Nonesuch album Harps and Angels, as well as the song now inextricably linked with the Dodgers, "I Love LA," and excerpts from Randy's score for the classic baseball film The Natural.
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Randy Newman: Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You: "A Piece of the Pie"
Randy Newman talks about the song "A Piece of the Pie" from his album Harps and Angels.
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Randy Newman: Writing the Title Track, "Harps and Angels"
Randy Newman talks about writing the title track on his new album, Harps and Angels.
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Randy Newman: Knowing Where the Groove Is -- Producers Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman talks about working with producers Lenny Waronker and Mitchell Froom on his new album, Harps and Angels.
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Randy Newman: Writing for Our Time: "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country"
Randy Newman discusses the song "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country" from his new album, Harps and Angels. When it was first released as a single in 2007, its lyrics published as an op-ed in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times called it a “three-decades-on bookend to Political Science ... so funny it hurt," and Rolling Stone named it #2 on its list of the year's best singles.
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Randy Newman: Making the Case for "Korean Parents"
Randy Newman discusses the song "Korean Parents" from his album Harps and Angels.
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Randy Newman: To Be Young and Famous ... on "Easy Street"
Randy Newman discusses the song "Easy Street" from his album Harps and Angels.
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Randy Newman: The Unforgettable Inspiration Behind "Losing You"
Randy discusses the unforgettable story behind the Harps and Angels song "Losing You," which BBC calls "two minutes and 16 seconds of wonder: a perfect gem shining in the darkness," followed by a solo performance at the piano.
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Randy Newman: Revisiting "Laugh and Be Happy"
Randy Newman discusses the origins of "Laugh and Be Happy," which he has revised for his album Harps and Angels, and gives a solo performance of the song.