Andrew Gold dead at 59

[Pab Sungenis]

http://www.undercover.fm/news/14973-andrew-gold-dies-from-heart-attack-at-59

Singer / songwriter Andrew Gold has died at the age of 59 from a heart attack.

Gold was best known for his 1977 hit ‘Lonely Boy’ and 1978’s ‘Thank You For Being A Friend’, the later became the theme for the hit TV series The Golden Girls that ran from 1985-1992.

Gold continued in TV, He was the vocals for the theme song for ‘Mad About You’ known as ‘Final Frontier’.

Andrew Gold was born in Burbank. His mother Marni Nixon was the singing voice for many Hollywood actresses. She was the real singer for Natalie Wood in ‘West Side Story’, Deborah Kerr in ‘The King And I’ and Audrey Hepburn in ‘My Fair Lady’. His father Ernest Gold was an Academy Award winning composer. He wrote the music for ‘Exodus’.

He was also a member of Bryndle, 10cc, and Wax, and worked with Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, and all four Beatles.

[dems_rightnow]

1. Go to hell?

Is that directed at Andrew Gold for some reason?

[RagAss]

2. I believe that is just part of his usual sig line.

[dems_rightnow]

4. Duh! Thanks!

[hlthe2b]

8. I thought that at first too....(and was equally dismayed)...

Maybe Pat could insert something-- a line, row of asterisks or the like-- just to make it clear that the "Go To Hell" card is not part of the body of the post.

[Pab Sungenis]

9. No, it's my new novel.

Clicking on the cover takes you to its site.

[XanaDUer]

3. RIP

nt.

Wow- his mom outlived him. Rough.

[Le Taz Hot]

5. 59?

So young. And I didn't know his mother was Marni Nixon, a name I know well. Go with the goddess, dear minstrel.

[checks-n-balances]

6. Sad. Had no idea he was from such a musically talented family.

Much too young.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Gold.

[K8-EEE]

7. He didn't get the credit he deserved for that great 70's guitar sound

I was so sorry to hear this he was a really nice person, had the chance to get to know him about 10 years ago. He told me as a teenager who had parents with show biz connections he was lucky enough to see the Beatles play Hollywood Bowl and meet them backstage - and it was only about 10 years later he was onstage with Linda Ronstadt and really pioneering a lot of the hooky 70's style guitar breaks, so many people borrowed from him. I think the group Bryndle was some of his finest work, one of those bands you just can't figure out why it didn't take off!!

[Skittles]

10. Betty White will outlive us all

very underrated guy