Andrew Gold

Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger. His works include the Top 10 single «Lonely Boy» (1977), as well as «Thank You for Being a Friend» (1978) and «Never Let Her Slip Away» (1978).

Gold was a multi-instrumentalist who played guitar, bass, keyboards, accordion, synthesizer, harmonica, saxophone, flute, drums and percussion, as well as more arcane musical devices such as ukulele, musette, and harmonium.[1] He was also a producer, sound engineer, film composer, session musician, actor, and painter.

On June 3, 2011, Gold died in his sleep from heart failure at age 59 in Los Angeles.