American singer-song Andrew Gold, who had hits in 1970 with Lonely Boy and "Never Let Her Slip Away, is late in Los Angeles at age 59.
One of his songs, Thanks for the friends, known to millions after being used as the theme for the long-running sitcom The Golden Girls.
During the 1980s, Gold formed Wax UK with ex-10cc member Graham Gouldman.
His UK label, Dome Records, remembered him as "a hugely talented musician" with "a brilliant sense of humour".
Gold, who died on Friday of a heart attack, was the son of Ernest Gold, Oscar-winning composer of films like Exodus and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
His mother, Marni Nixon, is a singer and actress best known for dubbing the stars of such Hollywood musicals as My Fair Lady and West Side Story.
Gold performed with Linda Ronstadt before his breakthrough as a solo artist with Asylum Records.
He went on to work with Art Garfunkel, Celine Dion, James Taylor, Sir Paul McCartney and numerous other artists.
source : BBC
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