American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
S.G. Goodman is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Goodman is from
Hickman, Kentucky .
[2]
[3] The
Southern Baptist church played a central role in her childhood in Kentucky.
[4] Goodman began performing by singing in church.
[5] Her father was a farmer.
[6] She has played
rhythm guitar since she was 15.
[7]
Goodman moved to
Murray, Kentucky in 2007
[1] to attend
Murray State University ,
[8] where she studied philosophy.
[9]
Career
Prior to her solo career, Goodman fronted the band The Savage Radley, releasing one album, Kudzu , in 2017.
[8]
Her debut solo album, Old Time Feeling , was co-produced by
Jim James of
My Morning Jacket .
[6] The album has been described as
Americana , folk, country, and rock.
[10] She is signed to
Verve Forecast Records .
Tyler Childers covered "Space and Time" from Old Time Feeling on his album
Rustin' in the Rain .
[11] "Space and Time" was also covered by
Devonté Hynes and
Mereba for the soundtrack to the 2022 film,
Master Gardener .
[12]
In 2021, as a solo artist, she was among other things part of the
Newport Folk Festival in July.
[13]
In June 2022, Goodman released her second album, Teeth Marks , on Verve Forecast.
[14] She usually plays with her guitar tuned down a whole step, though some songs on the record were played in this tuning with a capo.
[7] The fifth track on the album, "If You Were Someone I Loved" deals with the
opioid crisis .
[15] Because her debut album was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodman did not headline a tour for the album. As such, her tour for Teeth Marks was her first solo tour.
[16]
Personal life
Goodman is gay.
[4]
[17] She lives in Murray, Kentucky.
[18]
Discography
Studio albums
Old Time Feeling (2020)
Teeth Marks (2022)
[19]
Awards and nominations
References
^
a
b Deusner, Stephen (2022-06-01).
"True Love Can Leave Traces. S.G. Goodman's Detailed Songs Do, Too" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-07-12 .
^ Freeman, Jon (2020-05-18).
"S.G. Goodman's Southern Storytelling" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2020-09-25 .
^ Brown, Jeffery (2020-09-25).
"This Kentucky singer-songwriter seeks to bridge the urban-rural divide" . PBS NewsHour . Retrieved 2020-09-25 .
^
a
b Goodman, S. G. (2022-10-17).
"Songwriter S.G. Goodman on Making Music That Heals" . SPIN . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Villano, Freddy (2021-02-18).
"S.G. Goodman's New American Gothic" . Premier Guitar . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^
a
b Leas, Ryan (2022-06-03).
"The Story Behind Every Song On S.G. Goodman's New Album Teeth Marks" . Stereogum . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^
a
b Miller, Joshua M. (2022-10-13).
"S.G. Goodman: "Music is healing for the listener and the writer... You don't always know exactly what a song is trying to teach you while you're writing it" " . guitarworld . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^
a
b Teague, Hawkins (2020-07-06).
"Goodman profiled in Rolling Stone, set to release debut record" . Murray Ledger and Times . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Cholst, Rachel (2021-04-12).
"S.G. Goodman's Songs of a Different South • Country Queer" . Country Queer . Retrieved 2024-04-10 .
^ Hight, Jewly (2022-06-06).
"S.G. Goodman leaves 'Teeth Marks' in Southern stereotypes" . NPR . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Ryan, Aaron (2023-10-24).
"S.G. Goodman Told Tyler Childers She Would Rather Have Dolly Parton Cover Her Song "Space And Time" Than Him" . Whiskey Riff . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
^ Allan, Matthew (2023-05-19).
" "I'm Freer Now": A Conversation With Paul Schrader" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
^
"Newport Folk Festival stage schedule 2021" . newportfolk.org . Retrieved 2021-09-21 .
^ Horowitz, Steve (2022-06-06).
"S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks (Album Review)" . PopMatters . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Rubin, Cayla (2022-10-17).
"S.G. Goodman | So Those Teeth Marks? They're From a Rescuing?" . Flaunt Magazine . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Liptak, Carena (2022-10-25).
"S.G. Goodman Broadens Her Reach + Deepens Her Connections With 'Teeth Marks' " . The Boot . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Goodman, S.G. (2022-06-23).
"S.G. Goodman On The Continuous Process Of Coming Out" . Nylon . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Schwartz, Jon (2020-07-16).
"S.G. Goodman Goes After Southern Stasis and That Old Time Feeling on Jim James-Produced Debut" . SPIN . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Currin, Grayson Haver (2022-07-09).
"S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^
"ACL congratulates the AMA winners" . Austin City Limits . 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
^ Grein, Paul (2023-11-16).
"Billie Eilish's 'Barbie' Song, Robbie Robertson's Scorsese Score Honored at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards" . Billboard . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
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