MARK GOLDENBERG
But for sheer “what-were-they-thinking” wonderment, it is hard to top the name the Cretones; who knows how much more success they could have had with a less cringe-worthy name. Mark Goldenberg (guitar), Peter Bernstein (bass) and Steve Beers (drums) were the core of the backing band for past UARA Wendy Waldman on what for my money is her strongest album, Strange Company (1978). The Cretones were born after the three added Steve Leonard (keyboards). They shortly got a recording contract with Planet Records and released a very good debut album, Thin Red Line in 1980. Mark Goldenberg was the guitarist on several songs on Linda Ronstadt’s 1980 new-wave album Mad Love as well. He later served as the lead guitarist for Jackson Browne for more than a decade.
(July 2012)
