Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with Spirit, Firefall, Heart, and Mirabal.
Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one of two sons of Broadway, film, and television actor Keith Andes.
As a teenager, he was an early member of Canned Heat, but left before the band was signed to a recording contract. Andes was a founding member of the band Spirit. He played bass on thei...
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Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with Spirit, Firefall, Heart, and Mirabal.
Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one of two sons of Broadway, film, and television actor Keith Andes.
As a teenager, he was an early member of Canned Heat, but left before the band was signed to a recording contract. Andes was a founding member of the band Spirit. He played bass on their first four albums and on some subsequent reunion albums. During a bout with the flu, Mark co-wrote one of Spirit's first singles, "Mechanical World," with fellow Spirit member Jay Ferguson.
Spirit was noted for its hybrid sound of rock and jazz styles. The group released groundbreaking works such as Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (1970), that were critically lauded later on, but commercial success largely eluded them at the time.
When the original line-up of Spirit broke-up in 1971, Andes and Jay Ferguson formed the band Jo Jo Gunne. He...
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