BRYNDLE
Bryndle was an American folk-rock band first formed in the late 1960s in Los Angeles. The original lineup consisted of singer-songwriters Andrew Gold, Karla Bonoff, Kenny Edwards (founding member of The Stone Poneys), and Wendy Waldman. In 1970, Bryndle recorded sessions for an album for A&M Records; but only one track, Bonoff’s “Woke Up This Morning”, was released as a single, briefly becoming a regional hit in northern California but failing to win a wider audience. In the early 1990s, Bryndle re-formed with its original quartet of Bonoff, Gold, Edwards and Waldman. In 1995, their newly recorded debut album, Bryndle, was released, and the band began a tour of the U.S. and Japan. (More from Wikipedia)
Along with Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold and Karla Bonoff, Wendy Waldman was part of a band called Bryndle that formed in the late 1960’s and was active on the L.A. scene for several years without making any records. The four members of Bryndle have all had successful careers, and each had a close association with Linda Ronstadt later in the decade. Kenny Edwards had been a founding member with her in the band Stone Poneys (“Different Drum”) prior to the formation of Bryndle, and he later recorded and toured with Linda for about 10 years beginning in the mid-1970’s. Andrew Gold was also a key member of Linda Ronstadt’s backup band in the same time period. Gold had a mid-1970’s hit as a solo artist, “Lonely Boy”; and one of his songs, “Thank You for Being a Friend” was selected to be the theme song for the TV series Golden Girls. Karla Bonoff was one of many songwriters that Linda Ronstadt introduced via the covers on her albums, notably “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me”. Wendy Waldman later became a close friend of Linda Ronstadt and also toured with her for a period of time in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s; they collaborated on a song, “I Want a Horse” for the 1980 Sesame Street LP, In Harmony. Bryndle eventually reformed in the early 1990’s and ultimately released their debut album in 1995, Bryndle.
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