Andy Paley

Andrew Douglas Paley (November 1, 1951 – November 20, 2024) was an American songwriter, record producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who formed <a href="/facts/The_Paley_Brothers/9wXzzXjH">the Paley Brothers</a>, a 1970s <a href="/facts/Power_pop/Qm1GdDl1">power pop</a> duo, with his brother Jonathan Paley. Following their disbandment, Paley was a staff producer at <a href="/facts/Sire_Records/dGmqpsrI">Sire Records</a>, producing albums for artists, such as <a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson/lHqBFEUI">Brian Wilson</a>, <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Richman/B8uyDYNS">Jonathan Richman</a>, <a href="/facts/NRBQ/EMRlkjwg">NRBQ</a>, <a href="/facts/John_Wesley_Harding_(singer)/kM14JvQI">John Wesley Harding</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Greenberry_Woods/Fa23Cdz1">the Greenberry Woods</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jerry_Lee_Lewis/8y4XYB8s">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>. He also worked in film and television, composing scores and writing songs mostly for animated series, such as <a href="/facts/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show/f8NsXneN">The Ren & Stimpy Show</a>, <a href="/facts/Digimon/lQThm9y8">Digimon</a>, <a href="/facts/SpongeBob_SquarePants/YRd8lcnr">SpongeBob SquarePants</a>, and <a href="/facts/Camp_Lazlo/sQurz6G8">Camp Lazlo</a>.

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Andy Paley