The Life of a Boogie Singer

His favourite Boogie record was Hazel Scott's Boogie Wookie. He loved Paper Doll by The Mills Brothers and We Three by The Ink Spots. But in his early years, Goody was unsure whether he wanted to become a musician or if instead he wanted to be a boxer like his hero Joe Lewis. His attempt at a music career was soon put on the back burner, when he was drafted to fight in the Korean War. After he got out of the military, he had a variety of short term jobs, but he was regarded by his family more or less as a band leader. A dreamer, who saw himself as becoming a successful songwriter and a millionaire, but never