S.G. Goodman

S.G. Goodman is an American singer-songwriter.

S.G. Goodman
S.G. Goodman performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Background information
Born1988 or 1989 (age 34–35)[1]
Hickman, Kentucky
GenresAmericana, folk, country, rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
LabelsVerve Forecast Records
Formerly ofThe Savage Radley
Websitewww.sggoodman.net

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]

Career

Prior to her solo career, Goodman was part of the band The Savage Radley.[8] Her debut 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.[9] She is signed to Verve Forecast Records. In 2021, as a solo artist, she was among other things part of the Newport Folk Festival in July.[10]

In June 2022, Goodman released her second album, Teeth Marks, on Verve Forecast.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Personal life

Goodman is gay.[4][14] She lives in Murray, Kentucky.[15]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Old Time Feeling (2020)
  • Teeth Marks (2022)[16]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Freeman, Jon (2020-05-18). "S.G. Goodman's Southern Storytelling". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. Brown, Jeffery (2020-09-25). "This Kentucky singer-songwriter seeks to bridge the urban-rural divide". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. Goodman, S. G. (2022-10-17). "Songwriter S.G. Goodman on Making Music That Heals". SPIN. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. Villano, Freddy (2021-02-18). "S.G. Goodman's New American Gothic". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  6. Leas, Ryan (2022-06-03). "The Story Behind Every Song On S.G. Goodman's New Album Teeth Marks". Stereogum. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. 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.
  8. Teague, Hawkins (2020-07-06). "Goodman profiled in Rolling Stone, set to release debut record". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. Hight, Jewly (2022-06-06). "S.G. Goodman leaves 'Teeth Marks' in Southern stereotypes". NPR. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. "Newport Folk Festival stage schedule 2021". newportfolk.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  11. Horowitz, Steve (2022-06-06). "S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. Rubin, Cayla (2022-10-17). "S.G. Goodman | So Those Teeth Marks? They're From a Rescuing?". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  13. Liptak, Carena (2022-10-25). "S.G. Goodman Broadens Her Reach + Deepens Her Connections With 'Teeth Marks'". The Boot. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  14. Goodman, S.G. (2022-06-23). "S.G. Goodman On The Continuous Process Of Coming Out". Nylon. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  15. 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.
  16. Currin, Grayson Haver (2022-07-09). "S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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