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 Howard Goodman

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Howard Goodman Famous memorial

Birth
Dora, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Death
30 Nov 2002 (aged 81)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID
7068302 View Source

Gospel Singer. He began performing in 1938 with his sisters. He was married for 53 years to the former Vestal Freeman who he met at a gospel singing convention, they began singing and traveling together for the rest of his life. Together with his brothers Sam and Rusty, the "Happy Goodman Family" became a household name and were regulars on the Sunday Morning broadcast of the Gospel Singing Jubilee. Known for his unique "bouncing off the ivories" of the piano, he also wrote the classic Goodman's songs "Give Up" and "I Don't Regret a Mile".

Gospel Singer. He began performing in 1938 with his sisters. He was married for 53 years to the former Vestal Freeman who he met at a gospel singing convention, they began singing and traveling together for the rest of his life. Together with his brothers Sam and Rusty, the "Happy Goodman Family" became a household name and were regulars on the Sunday Morning broadcast of the Gospel Singing Jubilee. Known for his unique "bouncing off the ivories" of the piano, he also wrote the classic Goodman's songs "Give Up" and "I Don't Regret a Mile".

Bio by: Greg Yates


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Greg Yates
  • Added: 10 Jan 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7068302
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7068302/howard-goodman: accessed ), memorial page for Howard Goodman (7 Nov 1921–30 Nov 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7068302, citing Christ Church Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.