Real name: Andrew G. Goldmark

Effective period / Period of releases: 1973

Producer, arranger, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Goldmark has been recorded by everyone from Andy Williams to the Marshall Tucker Band. The son of CBS engineer Dr. Peter Goldmark, inventor of the LP record, Andy began his career selling songs on New York's Tin Pan Alley at the age of 13 and became a staff writer for April/Blackwood Music at 17. He has since written million-sellers for artists such as Jeffrey Osborne, Elton John and Billy Ray Cyrus. He has run his own label and publishing company, GMark Music, and has also served as VP / A&R for Jive Records.