Composer
Steve Goodman
American folk music singer-songwriter
1948–1984
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1948
- Died
- 1984
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, Willie Nelson, and Judy Collins. In 1985, Goodman received the Grammy songwriter award for best country song. Goodman co-wrote "You Never Even Call Me by My Name", which became the best-selling song of country musician David Allan Coe. A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Goodman wrote "Go Cubs Go". Goodman died of leukemia in September 1984.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; guitarist; singer; singer-songwriter; musician
- Education
- Lake Forest College
- Instruments played
- guitar
- Genres
- folk music; comedy song
- Notable works
- City of New Orleans
- Official website
- http://www.stevegoodman.net; http://stevegoodman.net/
- Birth name
- Steven Benjamin Goodman
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 12145971386432331333
- ISNI
- 0000000083509152
- GND ID
- 134387945
- Library of Congress ID
- n95034989
- MusicBrainz ID
- 6dcf3c49-6293-4bd3-bcff-ddaefc967089
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of New Orleans | — | — | — | — | Rock, pop | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 12145971386432331333. Portrait: David Gans (Flickr user dgans, https://www.dgans.com/ ), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.