America & Friends: Andrew Gold at the Ventura Theater

Another incredible memory I have playing bass and singing with an artistic giant. Setlist: Thank You For Being A Friend The Final Frontier (Mad About You) Building A Bridge To Your Heart Lonely Boy For the few who have never heard of Andrew Gold, I guarantee you've heard him somewhere. Andrew was a multi-instrumentalist who played guitar, bass, keyboards, accordion, synthesizer, harmonica, saxophone, flute, drums and percussion, and more arcane musical instruments such as ukulele, musette, and harmonium. He was also a producer, sound engineer, film composer, session musician, actor, and painter. Gold played and recorded with artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Ringo Starr, Don Henley, Eagles, America, James Taylor, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Art Garfunkel, Carly Simon, John Waite, Jennifer Warnes, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, 10cc, Stephen Bishop, America, Loudon Wainwright III, Bonnie Raitt, Nicolette Larson, Maria Muldaur, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Neil Diamond, Sarah Brightman, Barbi Benton, Eric Carmen, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Rita Coolidge, Juice Newton, Leo Sayer, Freddie Mercury, Karla Bonoff, Bette Midler, Cher, Vince Gill, Eikichi Yazawa, Jesse McCartney and J. D. Souther. I wish, in some alternative universe, that our national anthem could officially be changed to "Thank You For Being A Friend."