After Ronstadt's Hasten Down the Wind, Gold began a career as a solo artist. He played a major role as multi-instrumentalist and arranger for Linda Ronstadt's breakthrough album, 1974's Heart Like a Wheel, and her next two albums. ![]() He was a member of the Los Angeles band Bryndle, alongside Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman and Karla Bonoff, releasing the single "Woke Up This Morning" in 1970. Career 1970s īy the early 1970s, Gold was working full-time as a musician, songwriter and record producer. That contract resulted in the single "Of All the Little Girls", which was recorded with his friend and collaborator Charlie Villiers, and released in 1967 under the name Villiers and Gold. While in school in the United Kingdom for one year, the 16-year-old Gold scored his first recording contract on the strength of a selection of demos he submitted to Polydor Records' London office. Gold began writing songs at the age of 13. His mother was singer Marni Nixon, who provided the singing voice for numerous actresses, notably Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Deborah Kerr in The King and I, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady his father was Ernest Gold, an Austrian-born composer who won an Academy Award for his score for the movie Exodus. Gold was born on August 2, 1951, in Burbank, California, and eventually followed his parents into show business. He died in 2011 at age 59 from heart failure. In 1997, Gold released a tribute to 1960s psychedelic music, Greetings from Planet Love, issued under the pseudonym "the Fraternal Order of the All". Some of his older works later experienced newfound 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 the 1980s, he had further international chart success as one half of Wax, a collaboration with 10cc's Graham Gouldman.ĭuring 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. 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). Gold played on scores of records by other artists, most notably Linda Ronstadt, and had his own success with the U.S. Dowe*, S.Andrew Maurice Gold (Aug– June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/ soft rock sound in the 1970s. Rivers Of Babylon Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards, Linda Ronstadt Written-By – B. Hasten Down The Wind Arranged By, Conductor – David Campbell Bass – Kenny Edwards Cello – Dennis Karmazyn Double Bass – Richard Feves Drums – Russell Kunkel* Electric Guitar – Waddy* Harmony Vocals – Don Henley Piano, Tambourine – Andrew Gold Viola – Charles Veal*, Paul Polivnick Written-By – Warren Zevon Lo Siento Mi Vida Acoustic Guitar – Kenny Edwards Acoustic Guitar – Waddy* Bass – Andrew Gold Drums – Russell Kunkel* Harmony Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore Written-By – Gilbert Ronstadt, Kenny Edwards, Linda Ronstadt That'll Be The Day Backing Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards Bass – Kenny Edwards Drums – Michael Botts* Electric Guitar – Andrew Gold Electric Guitar – Waddy* Handclaps – Linda Ronstadt Wood Block – Peter Asher Written-By – B. If He's Ever Near Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Finger Cymbals – Andrew Gold Backing Vocals – Karla Bonoff, Linda Ronstadt, Wendy Waldman Bass – Kenny Edwards Drums – Russell Kunkel* Electric Guitar – Waddy* Tambourine – Peter Asher Written-By – Karla Bonoff The Tattler Arranged By – David Campbell, Kenny Edwards Backing Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards, Linda Ronstadt Bass, Mandolin – Kenny Edwards Conductor – David Campbell Drums – Michael Botts* Electric Guitar – Dan Dugmore Electric Piano, Bells – Andrew Gold Handclaps – Andrew Gold, Peter Asher Shaker, Tambourine – Peter Asher Violin – Charles Veal*, Ken Yerke* Written-By – Russ Titelman, Ry Cooder, Washington Phillips ![]() Lose Again Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Andrew Gold Arranged By, Conductor – David Campbell Backing Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards Bass – Kenny Edwards Cello – Dennis Karmazyn Concertmaster – Charles Veal* Drums – Michael Botts* Electric Guitar – Dan Dugmore Written-By – Karla Bonoff
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