Artist: Robert "Goodie" Whitfield
LP: Call Me Goodie
Song: "Goody Goody"
[ listen ]
After enjoying a delicious breakfast and some good conversation with the locals at The City Diner on Monroe Street, I headed over to Culture Clash Records, one of the best record stores on my trip. I picked up lots of terrific albums and singles there, including this funky and colorful (and ice-creamy) 1982 Robert "Goodie" Whitfield LP. The entire record is good, but my favorite is Goodie's cover of the classic relationship revenge song "Goody Goody," written in 1936, which I first heard sung by Julie London on the radio. There's not much info about Robert "Goodie" Whitfield on the web, but he was evidently born in Dallas, he may have gotten into some legal trouble, and it seems he really likes ice cream. You can read more on the 2Step Vinyl Soul blog here, where you can listen to another of Goodie's songs, and there's a neat 1983 photo of the singer on Wikipedia here. I've included the "Goody Goody" lyrics below, along with more photos and the address of The Robert "Goodie" Whitfield Fan Club.
[ Culture Clash Records — Toledo, OH ]
3 comments:
Thats neat that you found his albums. He is my Dad. He is also a wonderful musician. :)
Cool, thanks for writing! Please tell your dad that some guy in Seattle found his album and thinks it's brilliant. Is he still making music?
Alex
THATS MY UNCLE!!! HEY NICK76!
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