Facts: - instrument: keyboards , harmonica , accordion , ukulele , banjo , autoharp , , string bass , vibraphone , marimba , vocals piano , organ , guitar , drums - years active: 1960s -- present - birth name: andrew paley - origin: albany , new york , united states - genre: power pop , film score - birth date: 1952 - name: andy paley - background: non_performing_personnel - birth place: washington , d.c. , united states - associated acts: between marshalls the modern lovers the paley brothers jonathan richman the meals sidewinders the young jacques catfish black christen and the notes the - occupation: songwriter , record producer , multi-instrumentalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of andy paley .
andy paley -lrb- born andrew paley , 1952 -rrb- is an american songwriter , record producer , and multi-instrumentalist who has been active since the late 1960s .his work includes stints as a producer for madonna , the ramones , jonathan richman , debbie harry and brian wilson .in the 1970s he was one half of the paley brothers , a power pop duo formed with his brother jonathan paley .