Forum Home Forum Home > Other music related lounges > General Music Discussions
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - '70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic Closed'70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
zappaholic View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 24 2006
Location: flyover country
Status: Offline
Points: 2822 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: '70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59
    Posted: June 05 2011 at 06:12
http://www.undercover.fm/news/14973-andrew-gold-dies-from-heart-attack-at-59

"Lonely Boy" was riding high on the charts when I first started becoming majorly aware of popular music.  Call me crazy, but I liked "Lonely Boy".  "Thank You For Being a Friend", not so much.
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
Back to Top
chopper View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 07:08
Sad news, he wrote some good pop songs. "Never Let Her Slip Away" is a goodie.
Back to Top
jammun View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 14:34
Sorry to hear this.  He was a major contributor to Linda Ronstadt's classic albums of the early 70s.
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
Back to Top
richardh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: February 18 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Online
Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 16:39
Lonely Boy is a great song. I suspect it might have provided some inspiration to Supertramp for the song Goodbye Stranger which has a similar feel to it to my ears.
RIP.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.148 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.