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Rednecks always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to play it. It's just that the language is so rough.
Randy Newman
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Randy Newman
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 28
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Randall Stuart Newman
Randall S. Newman
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