(1952-07-03)3 July 1952 Paddington, London, England
Died
16 March 2015(2015-03-16) (aged 62) Temecula, California, US
Genres
Hard rock, blues-rock, funk rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
piano
Years active
1968–2015
Formerly of
Free
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Toby
Sharks
Musical artist
Andrew McIan Fraser (3 July 1952 – 16 March 2015) was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and co-composer for the rock band Free, which he helped found in 1968 when he was 15. He also founded the rock band Sharks after leaving Free in 1972.
Bruce Malamut Vol. 27, 1973), Fraser left after their debut album, First Water (1973). He then formed the AndyFraser Band, a trio with Kim Turner on...
to drummer Simon Kirke, "All Right Now" was written by Free bassist AndyFraser and singer Paul Rodgers in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm...
Tons of Sobs, and they were young; all were teenagers and the youngest, AndyFraser, was 16. They had achieved a following through constant touring, and...
April 1968, Kossoff and Kirke teamed up with Paul Rodgers (vocals) and AndyFraser (bass) to form Free. They toured for two years, during which they recorded...
months. Kirke and Paul Kossoff left the band and with Paul Rodgers and AndyFraser formed Free. Their biggest hit, "All Right Now", was a number one in...
popular rock bands, including Free, where he replaced original bassist AndyFraser before the band's final album Heartbreaker, and Faces, where he replaced...
charts with "All Right Now", which Rodgers wrote with the group's bassist AndyFraser. It was a number one hit in more than 20 territories and acknowledged...
released as the album's lead single in March 1978. The song was written by AndyFraser. The song reached number 53 in the United Kingdom and at number 16 in...
band Detective. Monarch also worked with Roger Glover of Deep Purple, AndyFraser of Free, Chris Hillman of The Byrds and others including many recording...
top 50 on the US Billboard chart and scored a top 20 single with the AndyFraser-penned "Every Kinda People". The song has been covered by other artists...
Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his role as corrupt band Chief AndyFraser in the TV series Blackstone. In 1993, he came in 5th on People magazine's...
album, including Robert Wyatt, Fred Frith, Phil Manzanera, Paul Rudolph, AndyFraser, Dave Mattacks, Jaki Liebezeit, Dieter Moebius, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius...
First Mayall replaced bassist Tillman with 15-year-old AndyFraser. Within six weeks, though, Fraser left to join Free and was replaced by Tony Reeves, previously...
lineup, both of whom later helped form Free in 1968 with Paul Rodgers and AndyFraser; Kirke and Rodgers then helped found the more successful British rock...
London in 1968, by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist AndyFraser and drummer Simon Kirke. Signed with Island Records, the group are known...
Barenaked Ladies and Tiger Army. Larry Graham, Bernard Edwards, Mick Hogan, AndyFraser, and Mel Schacher used an electric bass guitar. Some funk, R&B and jazz...
with Chequered Past, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, AndyFraser of Free, Harry Dean Stanton and The Cheap Dates, The Hunt Sales Memorial...
the album "Every Kinda People" was written by former Free bassist AndyFraser. Fraser recorded his own version of the song which he never released but...
(1965–1974) Sarah Maynard – Diane Holland (1965–1970) AndyFraser – Ian Patterson (1965–1975) Ruth Bailey/Fraser – Pamela Greenhall (1965–1975) Carlos Raphael...
English band, Free. Written by lead singer Paul Rodgers and bass guitarist AndyFraser, it was first released in the UK in April 1971 on the Island label. The...
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