Andrew Gold was born in 1951 into into a showbusiness family in Burbank, California. His mother, Marni Nixon was a singer who provided the singing voice of many Hollywood actresses in movies, his father was the Oscar-winning composer.
Gold began writing songs at the age of 13, by his mid twenties he had arranged and played many of the instruments on Linda Ronstadt's 1974 smash-hit Heart Like A Wheel album and had developed a burgeoning career in the Los Angeles music scene.
The following year the singer-songwriter released his first solo album Andrew Gold, the first in a string of albums throughout the 1970s. During this period, Gold experienced great success in the UK with singles Lonely Boy - which reached number 11 in 1977 and Never Let Her Slip Away which was a top five hit the following year.
In the mid 1980s, Gold teamed up with 10cc's Graham Gouldman to form Wax. The band had a top-twenty hit in 1987 with Bridge To Your Heart.
During his hugely successful career, Gold worked with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Don Henley, Cher, Celine Dion, Joni Mitchell and Art Garfunkel as well as making music for film and television - his song Thank you For Being A Friend was used as the theme for the hit US comedy The Golden Girls.
Andrew Gold died at home in California aged 59 on 3 June 3011.
Gold began writing songs at the age of 13, by his mid twenties he had arranged and played many of the instruments on Linda Ronstadt's 1974 smash-hit Heart Like A Wheel album and had developed a burgeoning career in the Los Angeles music scene.
The following year the singer-songwriter released his first solo album Andrew Gold, the first in a string of albums throughout the 1970s. During this period, Gold experienced great success in the UK with singles Lonely Boy - which reached number 11 in 1977 and Never Let Her Slip Away which was a top five hit the following year.
In the mid 1980s, Gold teamed up with 10cc's Graham Gouldman to form Wax. The band had a top-twenty hit in 1987 with Bridge To Your Heart.
During his hugely successful career, Gold worked with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Don Henley, Cher, Celine Dion, Joni Mitchell and Art Garfunkel as well as making music for film and television - his song Thank you For Being A Friend was used as the theme for the hit US comedy The Golden Girls.
Andrew Gold died at home in California aged 59 on 3 June 3011.
