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'70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59

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Topic: '70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59

Posted By: zappaholic
Subject: '70s singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, dead at 59
Date Posted: June 05 2011 at 06:12

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"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.

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 05 2011 at 07:08

Sad news, he wrote some good pop songs. "Never Let Her Slip Away" is a goodie.

Posted By: jammun
Date 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.

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Posted By: richardh
Date 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.