Paley — behind “SpongeBob” hits like “Best Day Ever” — has died following a brief battle with cancer.
Andy Paley passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after a brief battle with cancer, a representative for his band, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, confirmed to joy exists in music around the world. He gave us all a purpose and lots of infinite joy that the band will continue to foster in memory of his gift to us and his musical legacy.
While he was widely known for his musical contributions to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” Paley got his start in cartoons with “The Ren and Stimpy Show” in the ’90s. He also worked on the animated show “Camp Lazlo!” in the early 2000s.The musician joined the “SpongeBob” crew in 2004 after the late show creator Stephen Hillenburg recruited a team of talented professionals to make the soundtrack for the cartoon.
Paley joined “SpongeBob” voice actor Tom Kenny and the late drummer Tom Ardolino of NRBQ to create the music. Together, they developed beloved children’s hits for the show like “The Best Day Ever.”“Kenny and I started planning to make these SpongeBob records with every member of the cast — Squidward, Pearl, whoever it was,” Paley said in 2020, per the. “We thought of it like the cartoons for the Monkees or Jackson 5 or the Beatles.
After contributing to “SpongeBob,” Paley toured with his dear friend Kenny and their band, Tom Kenny & The Hi-Seas.“My friendship with Andy and our collaboration — writing songs and my fronting the band that he formed — is one of the greatest true joys I’ve ever experienced,” he told Variety. “He possessed not only encyclopedic knowledge of all pop music — especially rock ‘n’ roll and girl group — but was also astoundingly astute when it came to art and literature.
Paley leaves behind his wife, Heather Crist Paley, their two children, Jackson and Charlie, and his four siblings: Sarah, Brewster and Debby and brother Jonathan Paley.Mysterious orb zooming past NYC accidentally caught on film by local news chopperGisele Bündchen admits there’s no ‘perfect roadmap’ to life after Tom Brady divorce, pregnancy news
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