ANDREW GOLD

FEATURED SONG

 LIFE: AUGUST 2, 1951- JUNE 3, 2011

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INFLUENCES:  THE BEATLES, BRIAN WILSON, ERNEST GOLD, THE BYRDS

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GENRE: POP/ROCK

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LABEL: WARNER BROS- SOLO CAREER, SONY UK- WAX YEARS 

QUICK FACTS

Every day, somewhere across the globe, someone is enjoying the music of Andrew Gold. Whether it's his joyous ode "Thank You for Being a Friend," his plaintive hit "Lonely Boy," his chiming guitar work and supple arrangements on various classic tracks such as Linda Ronstadt's smash "You're No Good," his crafty, ear-friendly art- pop as one half of the duo Wax UK, or one of his engaging children's albums, Andrew produced some of the most beloved sounds of the past 50 years.

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As longtime friend and Grammy-winning producer Peter Asher put it, "Andrew's talent was almost eerie. He was a self-taught instinctive musician who seemed to be able to play any instrument he had a mind to. He was a brilliant writer, a great singer, and a highly imaginative producer and arranger -- on top of being a multi-instrumentalist of the highest order. And he never failed to come up with something extraordinary every time he played."