Andrew Gold, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 59
Andrew Gold, a pop wunderkind who had barely finished high school when Linda Ronstadt enlisted him to play in her backup band, and who later had a successful recording career of his own with hits like “Lonely Boy” and “Thank You for Being a Friend,” died on Friday at his home in Encino, Calif. He was 59.
His ****** said that he had renal cancer and had been responding well to treatment but that the cause of death might have been a heart ******.
