Mark Goldenberg

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Mark Goldenberg
Born (1952-10-02) October 2, 1952 (age 71)
United States
Genres Rock
OccupationMusician
Instruments1934 Gibson L-5 guitar [1]
Years active1976–present
Website markgoldenberg.com

Mark Goldenberg (born October 2, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others.

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Biography

Early career

Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Goldenberg studied at the Music Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing Arts and its Chicago Musical College division at Roosevelt University. [2] When the band he was in, Eddie Boy Band, signed a record deal with MCA, Goldenberg moved to California. Though the band broke up, he remained there as a singer-songwriter. In 1976, Goldenberg began playing guitar with Al Stewart. [3]

After playing with Wendy Waldman (who had been Stewart's opening act), Goldenberg started the Cretones with bassist Peter Bernstein [4] and the band went on to record two albums: Thin Red Line and Snap! Snap!. [5] Linda Ronstadt covered three of their songs on her 1980 Mad Love album, and the Cretones served as her backup band for a time. Goldenberg later formed the band Our Town, who recorded one album that was never released. In 1989, he studied guitar with Ted Greene. [3] He also studied classical guitar with Richard Pick and piano and counterpoint with Abe Fraser.

Session work and songwriting

Goldenberg has played on recordings by Bob Dylan, [6] Jackson Browne, [7] Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, [8] Peter Frampton, [9] Eels, Natalie Imbruglia, [10] Chris Isaak, Karla Bonoff, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and William Shatner.

Goldenberg co-wrote "Automatic," a hit for the Pointer Sisters; [11] and co-wrote "Novocaine for the Soul" for the band Eels. [12] He also wrote "A Kick In The Heart" for Kim Carnes. [13] Goldenberg played lead guitar in Jackson Browne's band from 1994 until 2010. [14] In 2015, Goldenberg finished a two-year tour with Hugh Laurie and his Copper Bottom Band. [15] [16]


Goldenberg released his self-titled solo album of fingerstyle guitar music in 2005. [17] He plays in a guitar duo with Eric Skye, with whom he has recorded one album, Artifact. [18]

Discography

Solo albums

Mark Goldenberg and Eric Skye

With the Cretones

With Jackson Browne

As composer (and sometimes also performer)

As producer

Also appears on

1978–1993

1994–1999

2000–2006

2008–present

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