Background
Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one of two sons of actor Keith Andes (1920–2005).
Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one of two sons of actor Keith Andes (1920–2005).
He played bass on their first four albums and on some subsequent reunion albums. was noted for its hybrid sound of rock and jazz styles. The group released groundbreaking works such as Sardonicus (1970), that were critically lauded later on, but commercial success largely eluded them at the time. When the original line-up of broke up in 1971, Andes and Jay Ferguson formed the band.
Andes only recorded one album with before semi-retiring from music around 1972.
During his stay, the band had a Top 40 hit with the song "Run, Run, Run". When reformed for a new album and gigs in 2004, Andes was included in the line-up.
Andes moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he lived in the basement of local musician Jeff Reaves. In 1975, he was recruited by former Flying Burrito Brothers vocalist Rick Roberts and former Byrds drummer Michael Clarke to form the country-rock band.
Foreign six years, Mark would be in a band that had a string of hit singles, including the Top 10 hit, "You Are the Woman." During the early 1980s, Andes also collaborated briefly with future Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin and future Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali.
Following a move back to California, and some session work, Andes joined. He appeared on their final album for Epic Records, Passionworks (1983), and remained with the band until 1993. During this time, found mainstream success, with several number one singles, and a number one album, (1985).
After a decade with, Andes returned to session work.
In 1995, he joined up with Native American musician Robert Mirabal to collaborate on his album entitled Mirabal. Andes played with Ian McLagan and the Bump Band, Alejandro Escovedo, Jo Carol Pierce, and Three Balls of Fire.
He very briefly played in a band called MPTU with drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mr Mister), singer Malford Milligan and Philosophy Brown (Little Feat). He released his first solo album, Real World Magic, in February 2009.
Andes began playing with again in 2014, becoming the third original member in the band"s current lineup, along with Jock Bartley and David Muse.
- 1968 - 1972 - 1976 - 1985.
As a teenager, he was an early member of Canned Heat, but left before the band was signed to a recording contract. Andes was a founding member of the band Spirit.