Andrew Gold
Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the sound of Los Angeles-dominated pop rock in the 1970s.[1] Gold played on many records by other artists, including Linda Ronstadt. He had his own success with the U.S. Top 40 hits "Lonely Boy" (1977) and "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978), as well as the UK Top Five hit "Never Let Her Slip Away" (1978). In the 1980s, he had further international chart success as half of Wax, a collaboration with 10cc's Graham Gouldman.
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| Birth name | Andrew Maurice Gold |
| Born | August 2, 1951[1] Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 2011 (aged 59)[1] Los Angeles, California |
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| Years active | 1967–2011 |
| Labels | Asylum |
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| Website | andrewgold |
During the 1990s, Gold produced, composed, performed on and wrote tracks for films, commercials, and television soundtracks, such as "Final Frontier", the theme of the sitcom Mad About You. Some of his older works later experienced popularity: "Thank You for Being a Friend" was used as the opening theme for The Golden Girls, and the children's novelty song "Spooky Scary Skeletons" (1996) became an Internet meme in the 2010s. In 1997, Gold released a tribute to 1960s psychedelic music, Greetings from Planet Love, issued under the pseudonym "the Fraternal Order of the All".[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vitello, Paul (June 7, 2011). "Andrew Gold, Singer and songwriter, Dies at 59". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/arts/music/andrew-gold-singer-and-songwriter-dies-at-59.html.
- ↑ Leigh, Spencer. Obituary, Andrew Gold, The Independent, June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Andrew Gold". AllMusic.