Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with

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, and Mirabal.

Early life

Andes was born in

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, but grew up in

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, one of two sons of actor

Keith Andes Keith Andes (born John Charles Andes, July 12, 1920 – November 11, 2005) was an American film, radio, musical theater, stage and television actor. Early life The son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Andes, Andes was born in Ocean City, New Jersey ...

(1920–2005).

Career

As a teenager, he was an early member of

, but left before the band was signed to a recording contract. Andes was a founding member of the band

. 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 who was a friend from high school. Spirit was noted for its hybrid sound of

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and

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styles. The group released groundbreaking works such as ''

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'' (1970), that critically were lauded later, but commercial success largely eluded them at the time. When the original line-up of Spirit broke up, Andes and Jay Ferguson formed the band

. He recruited his brother, Matt Andes, to play

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. Andes only recorded one album with Jo Jo Gunne before semi-retiring from music around 1972. During his stay, the band had a

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hit with the song "Run, Run, Run". When Jo Jo Gunne reformed for a new album and gigs in 2004, Andes was included in the line-up. Andes moved to

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, where he lived in the basement of local musician Jeff Reaves. In 1975, he was recruited by former

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vocalist Rick Roberts and former

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and

drummer Michael Clarke to form the

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band

. For six years, Mark would be in a band that had a string of hit singles, including the Top 10 hit, "You Are the Woman." During the early 1980s, Andes also collaborated briefly with future Yes guitarist

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and future

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drummer Frank Banali. Following a move back to California, and some session work, Andes joined

. He appeared on their final album for

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, ''

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'' (1983), and remained with the band until 1993. During this time, Heart found mainstream success, with several number one singles, and a number one album, ''Heart'' (1985). After a decade with Heart, Andes returned to session work. Mark Andes by Ron Baker 2

In 1995, he joined up with Native American musician

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to collaborate on his album entitled ''Mirabal''. In 1998, he played bass in the backing band for

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(The Swinelakers) on their European tour. He plays on

' album "A Tiniest Wham" released in 2000. Andes played in

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, with

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and the Bump Band,

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, Jo Carol Pierce, and Three Balls of Fire. He very briefly played in a band called MPTU with drummer

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(

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, Mr. Mister), singer Malford Milligan and Phil Brown (

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). Andes now lives near

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& Love Street on the album titled ''It Takes Everything''. Andes began playing with Firefall again in 2014, becoming the third original member in the band's current lineup, along with Jock Bartley and David Muse.Jock Bartley during Firefall performance at Miners Day in Frederick, Colo., September 20, 2014 He played with French artist Chardeau on his albums ''Fauves & Pastels'' (2015) and ''Sanguines'' (2017), with Robert Lamm and Jason Scheff (Chicago), John McFee (Doobie Brothers), Brian Auger (Oblivion Express) and Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra).

Spirit

*''

'' – 1968 *'' The Family That Plays Together'' – 1968 *'' Clear'' – 1969 *''

'' – 1970 *'' Farther Along'' – 1976 *'' The Thirteenth Dream'' – 1984 *'' Rapture in the Chambers'' – 1989

Jo Jo Gunne

*''Jo Jo Gunne'' – 1972 *''Jumpin' the Gunne'' – 1973 *''Big Chain'' – 2005

Firefall

*''

'' – 1976 *''

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'' – 1977 *''Elan'' – 1978 *''Undertow'' – 1979

Heart

*''

'' – 1983 *''

'' – 1985 *''

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'' – 1987 *''

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'' – 1990 *'' Rock the House Live!'' – 1991

Other appearances

* John Fahey: '' The Yellow Princess'' – 1968 *Richard Torrance: ''Anything's Possible'' – 1978 * Jay Ferguson: ''White Noise'' – 1982 *

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: ''

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'' – 1983 *

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: '' The Confessor'' – 1985 *

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1970s and 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and " ...

: ''Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed...and Some Blues'' – 1994,1995 album released 2000 * Mirabal: ''Mirabal'' – 1997 *Robert McEntee: ''Preserving the Error'' – 1999 *

: ''A Tiniest Wham'' – 2000 *

Jackie Lomax John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late 1 ...

: ''The Ballad of Liverpool Slim'' – 2001 *

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: ''Hooray for the Moon'' – 2002 *The Champion Sisters: ''Unfit to be Tied'' – 2011 *John Egenes: ''The Stone Soup Sessions'' – 2011 *

Kenny Cordray Kenneth Cordray (July 21, 1954 – May 21, 2017) was an American instrumental guitarist and songwriter, who shared the stage with notable musicians and performers such as John Mayall, John Lee Hooker and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Cordray became ...

& Love Street: ''It Takes Everything'' – 2012 *Peter Blast: ''Painting Without Canvas'' – 2015 *Peter Blast: ''Wind Horses'' – 2017 *Chardeau : ''Fauves & Pastels'' – 2015 *Chardeau : ''Sanguines'' – 2017 *Mark Taylor Project: ''Tales From The Yellow Rose'' – 2021

References

External links

*
Andes's Myspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andes, Mark 1948 births Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Canned Heat members Firefall members Heart (band) members Spirit (band) members Guitarists from Philadelphia 20th-century American guitarists People from Magnolia, Texas 21st-century American guitarists