# Andy Newmark

Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950) is an American session drummer who was a member of Sly and the Family Stone and has played with George Harrison, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Carly Simon, Ron Wood and Roxy Music.

## Biography

Andrew Newmark was born on July 14, 1950, in Port Chester, New York, and raised primarily in the nearby suburb of Mamaroneck. His mother was Bermudian and his father, Charles W. Newmark, was an Assistant District Attorney from 1938 to 1940 in New York City under District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. His Father was Russian-Jewish. Taking up the drums at the age of nine, Newmark gradually honed his craft and was taking paid gigs at age 15. Visiting his mother's native Bermuda frequently throughout his youth, Newmark made the decision to move there at the age of 16. Newmark played in the Bermuda Jam, a band that included guitarist Paul Muggleton.
One of his first gigs was recording with Carly Simon on her albums Anticipation and No Secrets. These and other sessions segued into a more permanent role as a member of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973. Hired to replace Gerry Gibson, who had replaced founding member Greg Errico, Newmark was invited to audition for Sly Stone by saxophonist Pat Rizzo. Newmark went on to record one album, Fresh (1973), as the Family Stone's drummer and performed with the band for two years in concert.
After leaving Family Stone in 1974, Newmark played drums for the first month of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour, and returned to session work, playing drums on Gary Wright's 1975 album Dream Weaver. He continued performing on Carly Simon's solo albums throughout the 1970s and again in the 1990s. Newmark has performed and recorded with John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Joe Walsh, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Roy Buchanan, Bryan Ferry, Dan Fogelberg, George Harrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Patrick Moraz, Randy Newman, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Murray Head, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Ronnie Wood, Roxy Music, ABC, Hue and Cry, Laura Nyro, Nicolette Larson, Elkie Brooks, Sting, Steve Winwood, Nils Lofgren, George Benson, and Michael Franks.
In 1980, Newmark was the drummer on John Lennon's last album, Double Fantasy, as well as Milk and Honey released in 1984. He was the featured drummer on Yoko Ono's Season of Glass in 1981. His connection with the Double Fantasy album was reprised in 2012 with his contributions to the Lennon Bermuda tribute album on several tracks, including those by Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Nils Lofgren, and Rocky and the Natives.
According to a 2006 Sound on Sound magazine interview with engineer Andy Jackson, Newmark played drums on David Gilmour's On an Island album. Newmark also plays on several tracks on David Gilmour's 2015 solo album Rattle That Lock.

## Equipment

Newmark uses Yamaha drums, Remo drum heads, Zildjian cymbals and Vic Firth drumsticks. His drum setup and cymbals vary slightly with who he plays with, but generally favors a setup consisting of a bass drum, rack tom, snare drum, and then one or two floor toms. He plays a mix of Zildjian A and K cymbals.
Drums: Yamaha Recording Custom and Tour Custom Series:
* 16"x24" bass drum
* 8"x12" rack tom
* 16"x16" floor tom
Cymbals: Zildjian:
* 13" A new beat hi-hats or 14" A new beat hi-hats
* 8" A splash
* 16" A rock crash or 17" A thin crash
* 18" A thin crash
* 20" A medium ride or 20" K ride or 20" K Constantinople ride
Drumheads: Remo
* Yamaha variation of Remo drumheads
Drumsticks: Vic Firth:
* Vic Firth 5A drumsticks

## Discography

| Year | Album | Collaborator(s) | Notes |
| 1971 | Anticipation | Carly Simon | |
| 1972 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | |
| 1973 | Fresh | Sly and the Family Stone | |
| 1973 | Kindling | Gene Parsons | |
| 1973 | U.F.O. | Ron Davies | |
| 1974 | Hotcakes | Carly Simon | |
| 1974 | Dark Horse | George Harrison | |
| 1974 | Wrap Around Joy | Carole King | |
| 1974 | I've Got My Own Album to Do | Ronnie Wood | |
| 1974 | Good Old Boys | Randy Newman | |
| 1974 | Smiler | Rod Stewart | |
| 1975 | Playing Possum | Carly Simon | |
| 1975 | Gorilla | James Taylor | |
| 1975 | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | George Harrison | |
| 1975 | Now Look | Ronnie Wood | |
| 1975 | Young Americans | David Bowie | |
| 1975 | The Dream Weaver | Gary Wright | |
| 1975 | In Concert-Carnegie Hall | George Benson | |
| 1975 | Good King Bad | George Benson | |
| 1975 | Atlantic Crossing | Rod Stewart | |
| 1975 | Michael Bolotin | Michael Bolton | |
| 1976 | Another Passenger | Carly Simon | |
| 1976 | Black Widow | Lalo Schifrin | |
| 1976 | Benson & Farrell | George Benson and Joe Farrell | |
| 1976 | Three | Bob James | |
| 1976 | End of a Rainbow | Patti Austin | |
| 1976 | The Story of I | Patrick Moraz | Side 2 |
| 1976 | Hank Crawford's Back | Hank Crawford | |
| 1976 | The Fox | Urbie Green | |
| 1976 | You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind | Joe Walsh | |
| 1976 | Mr. Fathead | David "Fathead" Newman | |
| 1976 | A Night on the Town | Rod Stewart | |
| 1977 | One World | John Martyn | |
| 1977 | Little Criminals | Randy Newman | |
| 1977 | Izitso | Cat Stevens | |
| 1977 | Carole Bayer Sager | Carole Bayer Sager | |
| 1978 | Jungle Fever | Neil Larsen | |
| 1978 | Nested | Laura Nyro | |
| 1978 | Shooting Star | Elkie Brooks | |
| 1978 | No Frills | Mark Farner | |
| 1979 | Airwaves | Badfinger | |
| 1979 | George Harrison | George Harrison | |
| 1979 | Rickie Lee Jones | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| 1979 | In Love | Cheryl Lynn | |
| 1979 | Phoenix | Dan Fogelberg | |
| 1979 | Born Again | Randy Newman | |
| 1980 | Double Fantasy | John Lennon and Yoko Ono | |
| 1980 | Red Cab to Manhattan | Stephen Bishop | |
| 1980 | Nightbird | Paul Carrack | |
| 1980 | Connections | Richie Havens | |
| 1980 | Flesh and Blood | Roxy Music | |
| 1981 | Voice | Murray Head | |
| 1981 | Season of Glass | Yoko Ono | |
| 1982 | Gloria Gaynor | Gloria Gaynor | |
| 1982 | Anyone Can See | Irene Cara | |
| 1982 | Bill LaBounty | Bill LaBounty | |
| 1982 | Objects of Desire | Michael Franks | |
| 1982 | Avalon | Roxy Music | |
| 1983 | Pacific Fire | George Benson | |
| 1983 | The High Road | Roxy Music | |
| 1983 | Beauty Stab | ABC | |
| 1983 | The Final Cut | Pink Floyd | |
| 1984 | Milk and Honey | John Lennon and Yoko Ono | |
| 1984 | The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking | Roger Waters | |
| 1985 | Skin Dive | Michael Franks | |
| 1985 | Rock a Little | Stevie Nicks | |
| 1985 | The Cat Is Out | Judie Tzuke | |
| 1985 | Boys and Girls | Bryan Ferry | |
| 1987 | ...Nothing Like the Sun | Sting | |
| 1987 | Exiles | Dan Fogelberg | |
| 1987 | Bête Noire | Bryan Ferry | |
| 1992 | This is My Life | Carly Simon | |
| 1992 | Come On Come On | Mary Chapin Carpenter | |
| 1993 | Taxi | Bryan Ferry | |
| 1994 | Letters Never Sent | Carly Simon | |
| 1995 | Nothing but the Blues | Eric Clapton | |
| 1995 | Blue Views | Paul Carrack | |
| 1996 | Under the Angels | Judie Tzuke | |
| 1997 | Deuces Wild | B.B. King | |
| 1998 | Secret Agent | Judie Tzuke | |
| 1999 | As Time Goes By | Bryan Ferry | |
| 2000 | All the difference | David French | |
| 2001 | Not for Beginners | Ronnie Wood | |
| 2001 | Satisfy My Soul | Paul Carrack | |
| 2002 | Frantic | Bryan Ferry | |
| 2006 | On an Island | David Gilmour | |
| 2007 | The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn | Ronnie Wood | Recorded in 1974, released in 2007 |
| 2007 | Dylanesque | Bryan Ferry | |
| 2010 | Olympia | Bryan Ferry | |
| 2014 | Avonmore | Bryan Ferry | |
| 2015 | Rattle That Lock | David Gilmour | |