Johnny Goudie

Who Is Johnny Goudie?

Johnny Goudie is a friendly face on stage and screen. He is known for his work as an actor and for his singing voice. He brings joy with his music and his smile. Fans love his warm style and easy charm. He is a true entertainer who likes to make people feel good.

He also writes songs and plays many instruments. He can sing, write, and act all in one day. He lives in Austin Texas and shares his art with the world. His music has a classic rock feel that makes listeners tap their feet. He has a gentle humor that shines in his work.

Early Life and Background

Johnny Goudie was born on October fourteen 1968.

Career and Claim to Fame

Johnny Goudie has built a long career in music and acting. He is a singer songwriter and multi instrumental musician. He also works as a record producer and podcaster. He has spent many years sharing his voice and his songs. His unique vocals and classic rock style have earned him praise. He has won four Austin Music Awards for his work.

He has led several bands such as Goudie Mr Rocket Baby Lovetree Panjandrum Liars and Saints and the Little Champions. He has also played with other groups like Endochine the Lossy Coils and Skyrocket. Fans know him for his lively shows and his kind heart. For more information you can visit his website at https en.wikipedia.org wiki Johnny Goudie.

Birthday, Age and Zodiac

Johnny Goudie celebrates his birthday on October fourteen. He is fifty eight years old. His zodiac sign is Libra. Libras are known for being balanced and fair. They like harmony and peace. They often have a gentle sense of humor. They enjoy helping others and making friends feel welcome.

Fun Facts and Legacy

Johnny Goudie was born on October fourteen 1968 and is fifty eight years old. He is a Libra who loves balance and kindness. He is known for acting and singing. He has a long music career with many bands and awards. He lives in Austin Texas and shares his art with a warm smile. Fans remember his unique voice and his friendly spirit.

Johnny Goudie - Quick Facts

Profile Overview of Johnny Goudie

John Charles Goudie (born October 14, 1968, Coral Gables, Florida) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, record producer, actor, and podcaster based in Austin, Texas. Over his five-decade career, he has received acclaim for his unique vocals and a musical style rooted in classic rock. Goudie has been the recipient of four Austin Music Awards and has fronted several bands including Goudie, Mr. Rocket Baby, Lovetree, Panjandrum, Liars & Saints, and the Little Champions. He has also been a sideman in several other bands, notably Endochine, the Lossy Coils, and Skyrocket.

This profile of Johnny Goudie covers Early Life and Family Background, Goudie 1997–2002, Career and Rise to Fame and Podcast.

Early Life and Family Background of Johnny Goudie

Raised in the Miami area, Goudie comes from a family of Cuban medical doctors. In 1982, Johnny saw Cheap Trick in concert, and this experience inspired him to become a musician. Later that year, Goudie started his first band, which he called ZEPHYR. At age 16, Johnny became the guitarist of the band Cry Wolf, the side project of Carole King's guitarist Mark Hallman.

On October 13, 1985, when Johnny was 16, his mother was beaten over the head in her apartment. She died 18 days later. The crime went unsolved for 23 years until a tip led police to arrest his mother's ex-boyfriend. On April 15, 2011, the man was convicted of the murder. Goudie channeled his grief into writing 150 songs in the months following his mother's death.

In 1988, while living outside Houston, Johnny started a funk–soul band called Panjadrum. After Panjadrum broke up in 1990, Goudie formed another band called Lovetree as well as pursued a side career as a solo artist. In 1992 Lovetree recorded an EP entitled Sorry About the Drum Machine. Lovetree's sound was influenced by rock, funk and Latin music.

By 1993, Goudie had left Lovetree and moved to Austin, Texas, where he fronted the rock band Mr. Rocket Baby, which included former members of Panjandrum and Lovetree. Heavily influenced by the power pop bands Jellyfish and the Zombies, Mr. Rocket Baby's philosophy was to play 70s-influenced music while dressing and acting like they were from the 1970s. Their first shows were opening for Davíd Garza and Bob Schneider before crowds of hundreds, and they became an instant hit in Austin, inked a management deal within a week, sold their cars and bought a touring van and hit the road. The band landed a weekly residency at Austin club The Steamboat. In 1993, Mr. Rocket Baby was voted best pop band in the Austin Chronicle's readers poll, and they came in third place in voting for best new band overall. Mr. Rocket Baby released one album, Make Believe, which was produced by Mark Hallman. Mr. Rocket Baby reunited for one concert in 2015.

On April 10, 1994, Johnny married Traci Campbell in Austin. The couple were married for 10 years. Their divorce was the subject of many songs on Goudie's 2005 album, Boy in a Box.

After the breakup of Mr. Rocketbaby, Johnny toured with bassist Einar Pedersen and drummer Kyle Schneider, and the trio self-released an album called Fantastic. In 1996-1997 Johnny played guitar for the band Sunshine and played drums on the album 4-Track Mind with the band Jez Spencer, an early incarnation of Spencer Gibb's band which would become 54 Seconds. He also co-wrote the song "Stuck in a Hole" on Darin Murphy's 1998 album Solitarium as well as co-wrote the song "Sun Earth Moon," which appeared on the Borrowers' second album Overcoming Gravity and was also featured in a commercial for the Cleveland Planetarium.

Goudie 1997–2002 of Johnny Goudie

In Spring 1998, Johnny's new band, simply named Goudie, played the South by Southwest festival in Austin. Goudie was the second band signed to the record label The Music Company, a subsidiary of Elektra Records, and a vanity label formed by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

In July 2000, Goudie released its first album Peep Show. In June 2001 the band left Elektra and joined friends at independent Austin label India Records, which released the band's second album...Effects of Madness in March 2002. But later that year, the band split up.

Career and Rise to Fame

Following the breakup of his band, Johnny returned to writing and recording songs in his home studio. He independently released an album of self-recorded demos entitled 18 Unreleased Home Demos 1996-2001 as well as a Christmas album Johnny Says Ho, which was released only to his fan club. These releases led to a series of other demo collections entitled Return of the Handlebar, I Think I'm a Genius, Electric Boogalo, Helloprah! And The Loyalist; the latter consisted entirely of covers.

He appeared on Eliza Gilkyson's 2002 album Lost and Found, Colin Gilmore's album The Day the World Stopped and Spun the Other Way, and Jeff Klein's 2003 album Everybody Loves a Winner. He continued to write his own material and in Summer 2003 he released a solo album entitled I Love Elke on Strangelove Records, a label dedicated to artists making records on their own terms. Johnny also co-wrote the song "Intertwined" which appeared on Canvas's 2004 album Four Days Awake.

He was voted best keyboard player in the 2004 Austin Chronicle music awards for his work with the band Endochine on their nationwide tour supporting their album Day Two.

Goudie also produced albums for scores of local bands and musicians. In 2004 Johnny produced Canvas's third album Painting the Roses. On the subsequent tour for Painting the Roses, Johnny played as opening act with Canvas as his backing band, and then played keyboard with Canvas during their headlining set. Goudie also played several acoustic shows with Canvas frontman Joseph King and was briefly a member of King's post-Canvas band which became Deadbeat Darling. In 2007, along with Stephen Doster, Goudie co-produced Stefanie Fix's album Crooked Smile.

Later in 2004 Johnny played on Pale's album Here in addition to completing his second solo album Boy in a Box, which was the debut release of F+M Records. The tracks "Back of a Magazine" and "Everyone Remembers (When You're Cool)" from Boy in a Box were included on the soundtrack of the 2006 short film Surf Gang. 2006 also saw the release of Johnny's acoustic album All You Can't Undo, which he supported with a nationwide acoustic tour with Taylor Davis. While on tour, Goudie and Davis met singer/songwriter Shwa Losben, and the three recorded an album titled Chop Chop. In 2007 Johnny joined long-time friend Ian Moore's band, the Lossy Coils, on a nationwide tour in support of their album To Be Loved. In 2003, Johnny joined the cover band K-Tel Hit Machine, which was later renamed "SKYROCKET!" The band features several of the best players from the Austin music scene and won two Austin Music Awards.

Source: adapted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Goudie), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.