RIP - Andrew Gold
 

Andrew Gold passed away yesterday, June 3, 2011. This was passed on to me from a friend who was one of Andrew's closest friends. He was an amazing talent and will be truly missed.

Andrew Gold (born Andrew Maurice Gold, August 2, 1951, Burbank, California- died June 3, 2011), was an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1977 Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" and the 1978 single "Thank You for Being a Friend." His best known solo single in the UK is 1978's "Never Let Her Slip Away".

He had the distinction of being the first human voice to be 'heard' on the surface of Mars: his rendition of the theme from the television series Mad About You, entitled "Final Frontier," was used as the wake-up call for the Mars Pathfinder space probe in 1996.[1]

He was a prolific multi-instrumentalist as artist, producer, film composer, session musician, actor, painter, and singer.

God Bless Andrew Gold..Always and still love "Never Let Her Slip Away"