Randy Newman's American Dreams

by Kevin Courrier

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In Randy Newman's American Dreams, author Kevin Courrier examines why this enigmatic and audacious American composer has been so largely unacknowledged - and misunderstood - by listeners and fans alike. The book delves into the reasons for Newman's peripheral status on the cultural landscape. It suggests that, at heart, Newman has always been a musical outsider, building a career in the mainstream by donning a brilliant disguise. Randy Newman's American Dreams is an illuminating portrait of the American artist as a masked man, an Artful Dodger whose very self can hold a multitude of meanings.