Andrew Gold is tagged as: 70s, singer-songwriter, pop, 80s, male vocalists Andrew Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American singer, musician and songwriter. He’s best remembered for his 1977 Top 10 single “Lonely Boy,” a song thought to be about himself, and the 1978 single “Thank You for Being a Friend.” Andrew’s parents were singer Marni Nixon (who provided the singing voice for numerous well-known actresses) and Academy Award-winning composer Ernest Gold. Andrew began writing songs at the age of 13, and by the early 1970s he was working as a musician, songwriter and producer for many well-known stars, notably Linda Ronstadt and Art Garfunkel. He played a big role as multi-instrumentalist and arranger for Ronstadt’s seminal breakthrough album, 1974’s Heart Like a Wheel. Among other accomplishments, he played the guitar solo and the majority of other instruments on the album’s first track, “You’re No Good,” Ronstadt’s only No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1975 Gold began recording as a solo artist, releasing four studio albums. Although “Lonely Boy” was the bigger radio hit, “Thank You For Being A Friend” gained new popularity as the theme song for the popular 1985-1992 NBC situation comedy The Golden Girls. Later, Gold ... Read More About Andrew Gold Biography...  Send Andrew Gold ringtones to your cell
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