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. 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.

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".Leigh, Spencer. Obituary, Andrew Gold, The Independent, June 8, 2011.

References

Other websites
 Official website
 July 2011 Dublin City FM Radio Special
 Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman songs at Harvey Lisberg

Category:1951 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:American record producers
Category:American rock singers
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:Musicians from Burbank, California
Category:Writers from Burbank, California