Notable Performances and Appearances
- In 1985 Newman performed a set at the first Farm Aid concert that featured a duet with Billy Joel on facing grand pianos. Newman performed Sail Away.
- In 2000, Newman hosted a PBS special on Sunset Blvd, in his native Los Angeles. Driving a convertible, he followed the road from the Amtrak train station downtown, through Silver Lake, on past his alma mater UCLA, and finished in Santa Monica.
- Randy Newman appeared on The Colbert Report on October 9, 2006, performing "Political Science" after his interview. At the end of the performance Stephen Colbert said "I hope they're listening in D.C." This appearance came days after North Korea conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon.
- Newman appeared on the season two finale of the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, accompanying the character Harry Solomon's performance of "Life Has Been Good To Me" on piano in a dream sequence.
- He appeared as a musical guest at the end of the Keynote Address at Macworld's 2008 San Francisco Macworld Expo, performing the songs "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country" and "You've Got a Friend in Me".
- Newman appeared as a musical guest on the second episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 1975, as well as on the show's Mardi Gras special in 1977.
- In June 2010, Newman was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Monty Python's Eric Idle presented at the ceremony.
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