Andrew Gold

Singer-songwriter and musician Andrew Gold found fame as a hit-making solo artist as well as a band member of Bryndle and 10cc offshoot, Wax. Gold played multiple instruments on and contributed arrangements to Linda Ronstadt’s chart-topping 1974 LP Heart Like a Wheel, including her No. 1 song “You’re No Good.” His global breakthrough as a solo artist came with 1977’s “Lonely Boy,” a hit in multiple countries that reached No. 7 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100. “Thank You for Being a Friend,” which had success in 1978, became well known in the 1980s as the theme song for the sitcom The Golden Girls. In addition to playing on songs by Art Garfunkel, Eric Carmen, and Cher, Gold cowrote “I Saw the Light,” a No. 1 Country hit for Wynonna Judd in 1992.

“Spooky, Scary Skeletons,” originally released on a 1996 holiday album, became a viral sensation later in time, thanks to its popularity in dance remixes, memes and a TikTok dance challenge. The song is used in billions of videos on various platforms.