Andy Newmark

Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950) 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. 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. 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. 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, Roxy Music, ABC, Hue and Cry, Laura Nyro, Nicolette Larson, Elkie Brooks, Sting, Steve Winwood, 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 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 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
With Carly Simon With Sly and the Family Stone With Badfinger With James Taylor With John Lennon and Yoko Ono With George Harrison With Carole King With Ronnie Wood With David Bowie With Gary Wright With Rickie Lee Jones With Lalo Schifrin With Gloria Gaynor With Stephen Bishop With B.B. King With Eric Clapton With George Benson With Bob James With Neil Larsen With Sting With Patti Austin With Murray Head With Yoko Ono With Patrick Moraz With Hank Crawford With Gene Parsons With Irene Cara With Cheryl Lynn With Bill LaBounty With Laura Nyro With Michael Franks With Urbie Green With Paul Carrack With Joe Walsh With Elkie Brooks With Stevie Nicks With Ron Davies With John Martyn With Richie Havens With Mark Farner With Dan Fogelberg With Randy Newman With Mary Chapin Carpenter With David "Fathead" Newman With Cat Stevens With Roxy Music With ABC With Rod Stewart With Carole Bayer Sager With Pink Floyd With Roger Waters With Michael Bolton With Judie Tzuke With David Gilmour With Bryan Ferry
 * Anticipation (1971)
 * No Secrets (1972)
 * Hotcakes (1974)
 * Playing Possum (1975)
 * Another Passenger (1976)
 * This is My Life (1992)
 * Letters Never Sent (1994)
 * Fresh (EPIC, 1973)
 * Airwaves (1979)
 * Gorilla (1975)
 * Double Fantasy (1980)
 * Milk and Honey (1984)
 * Dark Horse (1974)
 * Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975)
 * George Harrison (1979)
 * Wrap Around Joy (1974)
 * I've Got My Own Album to Do (1974)
 * Now Look (1975)
 * Not for Beginners (2001)
 * The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn (1974 but only issued in 2007/Wooden)
 * Young Americans (1975)
 * The Dream Weaver (1975)
 * Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
 * Black Widow(1976) (CTI)
 * Gloria Gaynor (1982)
 * Red Cab to Manhattan (1980)
 * Deuces Wild (1997)
 * Nothing but the Blues (1995, 2022)
 * In Concert-Carnegie Hall (1975)
 * Good King Bad (1975)
 * Benson & Farrell with Joe Farrell (1976)
 * Pacific Fire (1983)
 * Three (1976)
 * Jungle Fever (1978)
 * ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
 * End of a Rainbow (1976)
 * Voice (1981)
 * Season of Glass (1981)
 * The Story of I - side 2 (1976)
 * Hank Crawford's Back (1976)
 * Kindling (1973)
 * Anyone Can See (1982)
 * In Love (1979)
 * Bill LaBounty (1982)
 * Nested (1978)
 * Objects of Desire (1982)
 * Skin Dive (1985)
 * The Fox (1976)
 * Nightbird (1980)
 * Blue Views (1995)
 * Satisfy My Soul (2001)
 * You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind (1976)
 * Shooting Star (1978)
 * Rock a Little (1985)
 * U.F.O. (1973)
 * One World (1977)
 * Connections (1980)
 * No Frills (1978)
 * Phoenix (1979)
 * Exiles (1987)
 * Good Old Boys (1974)
 * Little Criminals (1977)
 * Born Again (1979)
 * Come On Come On (1992)
 * Mr. Fathead (1976)
 * Izitso (1977)
 * Flesh and Blood (1980)
 * Avalon (1982)
 * The High Road (1983)
 * Beauty Stab (1983)
 * Smiler (1974)
 * Atlantic Crossing (1975)
 * A Night on the Town (1976)
 * Carole Bayer Sager (1977)
 * The Final Cut (1983)
 * The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)
 * Michael Bolotin (1975)
 * The Cat Is Out (1985)
 * Under the Angels (1996)
 * Secret Agent (1998)
 * On an Island (2006)
 * Rattle That Lock (2015)
 * Boys and Girls (1985)
 * Bête Noire (1987)
 * Taxi (1993)
 * As Time Goes By (1999)
 * Frantic (2002)
 * Dylanesque (2007)
 * Olympia (2010)
 * Avonmore (2014)