Posted on 06/04/2011 7:12:23 PM PDT by raccoonradio
Singer / songwriter Andrew Gold has died at the age of 59 from a heart attack.
Gold was best known for his 1977 hit ‘Lonely Boy’ and 1978’s ‘Thank You For Being A Friend’, the later became the theme for the hit TV series The Golden Girls that ran from 1985-1992.
Gold continued in TV writing the theme song for ‘Mad About You’ known as ‘Final Frontier’.
Andrew Gold was born in Burbank. His mother Marni Nixon was the singing voice for many Hollywood actresses. She was the real singer for Natalie Wood in ‘West Side Story’, Deborah Karr in ‘The King And I’ and Audrey Hepburn in ‘My Fair Lady’. His father Ernest Gold was an Academy Award winning composer. He wrote the music for ‘Exodus’.
Gold’s first band Bryndie featured Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman and Karla Bonoff. He worked closely with Linda Ronstadt as multi-instrumentalist on five of her albums from 1974’s ‘Heart Like A Wheel’ and onwards.
His big hit ‘Lonely Boy’ was featured in the movies ‘Boogie Nights’ and ‘The Waterboy’.
Andrew Gold worked with Art Garfunkel on the ‘Breakaway’ album. He played every instrument on Art’s solo hit ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’. He also played guitar and drums on Eric Carmen’s ‘She Did It’.
Andrew has sung on records or played live with three of the four Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr and has toured with the Eagles and Jackson Browne.
A big 10CC fan, after the band broke up in the 80’s Gold formed Wax with Graham Goldman. They were together for 5 years and delivered the hits ‘Right Between Your Eyes’ and ‘Bridge To Your Heart’.
Rest in peace. Thanks for all the music, which I enjoyed without knowing so much of it was from you.
His Greatest song, IMO, was “Endless Flight”. It’s one of the coolest songs I’ve ever heard. RIP Andrew.
I can honestly say I don’t remember ever hearing that song, and ‘76 is my era. I graduated from college in ‘77 (I was on the 5 year plan, so I should have been a sr. in college in ‘76.)
I was a fan...too young to go...left a great catalog of songs though. RIP.
I’ve always liked this song of his, ‘Never Let Her Slip Away’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCx7LDv7Ng
I didn’t know he had that connection to 10cc. Man, ‘I’m Not In Love’ is an amazing song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rgepWg4rzw
Rest in peace Andrew Gold. A very talented fellow.
Thanks for posting this r/r. I’ve been looking for a news story on this since this morning when i first read it on Leland Sklar’s FB page.
There have been a lot of deaths recently: James Arness, Kervorkian (ugh!-good riddance), Eagleburger, and now him. Rest in peace.
Man this is a shock. 59 is way too young. RIP
He and Linda Ronstadt made some pretty amazing music together.
Reading through the article I saw the name Wendy Waldman, now there is a singer I have not thought about in about 25 years! I have 3 of her records, I think I will go put one on!
My high school boyfriend loved “Lonely Boy”. That tainted me. I could never stand that song, but RIP.
Waiting for the slow songs to be played at the local disco,I’m not in love was a favorite.
Dry riding anyone.
I spent a lot of time at the park district pool then. Heard that song over and over the sound system there.
This is very sad. So talented, so young.
R.I.P Andrew Gold!
RIP.
Ha! The concession workers probably brought their 45’s in and put them on the stack on the record player over the PA! Loved those days!
During his period of creativity there wasn’t any music that didn’t suck. RIP but you were dead to me years ago....
LOL! :) I always loved slow dances, too. *SMIRK*
Oh, to be young again, but to have the smarts I have now, LOL!
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