Andy Newmark
{{short description|American session drummer (born 1950)}}
{{more footnotes|date=March 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Andy Newmark percussionist.jpg
| caption = Newmark at the Three Mariners, Faversham, Kent, England, in 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|7|14}}
| birth_place = Port Chester, New York, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|rock|soul|funk|R&B}}
| occupation = Drummer
| instrument = {{hlist|Drums|percussion}}
| years_active = 1967–present
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Sly and the Family Stone|Roxy Music|Pink Floyd|David Gilmour|Roger Waters|ABC|John Lennon|Ron Wood|George Harrison|David Bowie}}
| website = {{URL|andynewmark.com}}
}}
Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)[https://web.archive.org/web/20131014111209/http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20081010/NEWS/310109977 Scrymgeour, Alex (2008). "Andy Newmark: And the beat goes on." The Royal Gazette (online) October 10, 2008.] Retrieved 9-2-2013. is an American session drummer who was a member of Sly and the Family Stone and has played with George Harrison, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Carly Simon, Ron Wood and Roxy Music.
Biography
Andrew Newmark was born on July 14, 1950, in Port Chester, New York, and raised primarily in the nearby suburb of Mamaroneck. His mother was Bermudian and his father, Charles W. Newmark, was an Assistant District Attorney from 1938 to 1940 in New York City under District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. His Father was Russian-Jewish. Taking up the drums at the age of nine, Newmark gradually honed his craft and was taking paid gigs at age 15.{{YouTube|sjXXSB1C4O8|ANDY NEWMARK/Keef Trouble - an interview}}. Retrieved 9-2-2013. Visiting his mother's native Bermuda frequently throughout his youth, Newmark made the decision to move there at the age of 16. Newmark played in the Bermuda Jam, a band that included guitarist Paul Muggleton.
One of his first gigs was recording with Carly Simon on her albums Anticipation and No Secrets. These and other sessions segued into a more permanent role as a member of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973. Hired to replace Gerry Gibson, who had replaced founding member Greg Errico, Newmark was invited to audition for Sly Stone by saxophonist Pat Rizzo.{{cite web|title= Drummerworld: Andy Newmark |website=Drummerworld |url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Andy_Newmark.html}} Newmark went on to record one album, Fresh (1973), as the Family Stone's drummer and performed with the band for two years in concert.
After leaving Family Stone in 1974, Newmark played drums for the first month of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour, and returned to session work, playing drums on Gary Wright's 1975 album Dream Weaver.[https://www.sessiondays.com/2020/10/1975-gary-wright-the-dream-weaver/ Gary Wright Dream Weaver] Retrieved 24 September 2022 He continued performing on Carly Simon's solo albums throughout the 1970s and again in the 1990s. Newmark has performed and recorded with John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Joe Walsh, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Roy Buchanan, Bryan Ferry, Dan Fogelberg, George Harrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Patrick Moraz, Randy Newman, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Murray Head, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Ronnie Wood,{{cite web | title= Credits for "I've Got My Own Album To Do" (Ronnie Wood, 1974)|website=Allmusic|url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r22253|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=2007-04-14}} Roxy Music, ABC, Hue and Cry, Laura Nyro, Nicolette Larson, Elkie Brooks, Sting, Steve Winwood,"Andy Newmark" by Rick Mattingly, Modern Drummer magazine, 8:2, Feb. 1984 Nils Lofgren, George Benson, and Michael Franks.
In 1980, Newmark was the drummer on John Lennon's last album, Double Fantasy, as well as Milk and Honey released in 1984. He was the featured drummer on Yoko Ono's Season of Glass in 1981. His connection with the Double Fantasy album was reprised in 2012 with his contributions to the Lennon Bermuda tribute album{{Cite web|url=http://doublefantasybermuda.com/artists.html|title = John Lennon Bermuda}} on several tracks, including those by Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Nils Lofgren, and Rocky and the Natives.
According to a 2006 Sound on Sound magazine interview{{cite web|title= Recording David Gilmour's On an Island |website=Sound on Sound|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul06/articles/andyjackson.htm |access-date=2006-06-01}} with engineer Andy Jackson, Newmark played drums on David Gilmour's On an Island album. Newmark also plays on several tracks on David Gilmour's 2015 solo album Rattle That Lock.
Equipment
Newmark uses Yamaha drums, Remo drum heads, Zildjian cymbals and Vic Firth drumsticks. His drum setup and cymbals vary slightly with who he plays with, but generally favors a setup consisting of a bass drum, rack tom, snare drum, and then one or two floor toms. He plays a mix of Zildjian A and K cymbals.
Drums: Yamaha Recording Custom and Tour Custom Series:
- 16"x24" bass drum
- 8"x12" rack tom
- 16"x16" floor tom
Cymbals: Zildjian:
- 13" A new beat hi-hats or 14" A new beat hi-hats
- 8" A splash
- 16" A rock crash or 17" A thin crash
- 18" A thin crash
- 20" A medium ride or 20" K ride or 20" K Constantinople ride
Drumheads: Remo
- Yamaha variation of Remo drumheads
Drumsticks: Vic Firth:
- Vic Firth 5A drumsticks
Discography
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|+ !Year !Album !Collaborator(s) !Notes ! |
| 1971
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| 1972
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| rowspan="3" |1973
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| Kindling
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| U.F.O.
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| rowspan="6" |1974
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| Dark Horse
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| Wrap Around Joy
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| I've Got My Own Album to Do
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| Good Old Boys
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| Smiler
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| rowspan="10" |1975
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| Gorilla
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| Extra Texture (Read All About It)
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| Now Look
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| Young Americans
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| The Dream Weaver
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| In Concert-Carnegie Hall
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| Good King Bad
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| Atlantic Crossing
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| Michael Bolotin
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| rowspan="11" |1976
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| Black Widow
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| Benson & Farrell
|George Benson and Joe Farrell | | |
| Three
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| End of a Rainbow
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| The Story of I
|Side 2 | |
| Hank Crawford's Back
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| The Fox
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| You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind
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| Mr. Fathead
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| A Night on the Town
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| rowspan="4" |1977
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| Little Criminals
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| Izitso
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| Carole Bayer Sager
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| rowspan="4" |1978
|Jungle Fever | | |
| Nested
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| Shooting Star
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| No Frills
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| rowspan="6" |1979
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| George Harrison
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| Rickie Lee Jones
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| In Love
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| Phoenix
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| Born Again
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| rowspan="5" |1980
|John Lennon and Yoko Ono | | |
| Red Cab to Manhattan
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| Nightbird
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| Connections
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| Flesh and Blood
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| rowspan="2" |1981
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| Season of Glass
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| rowspan="5" |1982
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| Anyone Can See
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| Bill LaBounty
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| Objects of Desire
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| Avalon
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| rowspan="4" |1983
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| The High Road
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| Beauty Stab
|ABC | | |
| The Final Cut
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| rowspan="2" |1984
|John Lennon and Yoko Ono | | |
| The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
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| rowspan="4" |1985
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| Rock a Little
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| The Cat Is Out
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| Boys and Girls
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| rowspan="3" |1987
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| Exiles
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| Bête Noire
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| rowspan="2" |1992
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| Come On Come On
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| 1993
|Taxi | | |
| 1994
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| rowspan="2" |1995
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| Blue Views
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| 1996
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| 1997
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| 1998
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| 1999
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| 2000
|All the difference https://davidfrench.com |David French https://davidfrench.com | | |
| rowspan="2" |2001
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| Satisfy My Soul
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| 2002
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| 2006
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| rowspan="2" |2007
|The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn |Recorded in 1974, released in 2007 | |
| Dylanesque
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| 2010
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| 2014
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| 2015
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References
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External links
- [http://www.andynewmark.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.dailymotion.com/JackSlipperProductions/video/x6b54e_andy-newmark-an-interview_music Andy Newmark interview.] Keef Trouble interviews Andy Newmark.
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