Andy Pratt (born January 25, 1947) is an American rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records, of which "Avenging Annie" was a commercial hit.^[1]

Career

Pratt's demo recording of Avenging Annie was given to the Brown University radio station WBRU in 1972.^[2] In early 1973, Pratt signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis.^[3] He went into Aengus Studios, of Fayville, Massachusetts and released Andy Pratt in 1973, which had modest commercial success.^[4] The single, Avenging Annie, peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending ten weeks on the chart.^[5] The song was re-recorded by The Who singer Roger Daltrey for his album One of the Boys in 1977.^[6] Pratt's original version of the single became the B side of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light" on a CBS promotional disc, and was used on the soundtrack to the film Velvet Goldmine in 1998.^[7]

Rolling Stone magazine said of his 1976 album, Resolution, "The songs carry rock harmony one step beyond the Beach Boys and the Stones."^[8] In 1982 Pratt released the mini album Fun in the First World produced by Leroy Radcliffe and released on Boston's Enzone Records.^[1] The mini album was later included on The Age of Goodbye.^[1]

Discography