Lloyd Goodson

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Lloyd Goodson
Birth nameCecil Lloyd Goodson
BornTarrant Co., Texas
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Musician
Labels United Artists, Mercury, Dee Jay

Lloyd Goodson is a country singer and songwriter who recorded for various record labels during the 1970s and 1980s. He had a hit with "Jesus is the Same in California". He also worked closely with Don Lee composing songs which were also covered by other artists.

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Background

In addition to being a singer, Goodson was also a composer who composed songs with Don Lee. These included "Wishin' I Could Change the Fool I've Been" , [1] "The Man Who Fronts the Bandstand", [2] and "The Bear Trap" which was recorded by Tex Williams. Backed with "I'm Gonna Miss Me (In Your Arms Tonight)" it was released as a single in November, 1976 on Denim 1005. A humorous type of song with a warning to possum hunters, it told of how a man's buddy sits on a bear trap and runs out of chain. [3] [4] Goodson and Lee would also compose "Jesus is the Same in California" which would bring him success. [5] [6] His brother Gerald Goodson is also a singer. [7]

Career

1970s

In 1975, Goodson had a single released on the Island label. Credited to C. L. Goodson, the single was "18 Yellow Roses" bw "The More She Thinks About Him". Recorded at Independent Recorders, Studio City, California, both sides were produced by Don Lee. [8]

In 1976, the song he co wrote with Don Lee, "Jesus is the Same in California" was released as a single on United Artists UA-XW891-Y. [9] [10] Similar to a Merle Haggard type of song, it told a story of a man in Folsom Prison who receives a letter from his mother who had faith that Jesus is in California as he is there where she is in Tennessee. [11] It would become a hit for him. Spending six weeks in the charts, it peaked at #80 on November 12 that year. [12] [13] It also made the Cashbox charts and at one stage in the week ending December 25, 1976 where it was at #16. [14]

In 1977, he had a single "Down Home Up Bringin'" out on the United Artists label. [15]

1980s

In August 1980, his single "There's No Such Thing as a Cheap Motel" was out Mercury 50728. [16] In 1987, "Fallin‘ Down Old Beer Joint" bw "Sweetheart’s Grave" was released on the Dee Jay label. [17]

Discography

Singles
ActReleaseCatalogueYearNotes #
C. L. Goodson"18 Yellow Roses" / "The More She Thinks About Him" Island IS-0301975
Lloyd Goodson"Jesus is the Same in California" / "Wearin' Out the Patches on My Knees" United Artists UA-XW891-Y1976
Lloyd Goodson"Down Home Up Bringin'" / "Wishin' I Could Change The Kind Of Fool I've Been"United ArtistsUA-XW952-Y1977
Lloyd Goodson"There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Motel" / "Dreamin' Dreams And Wishin' Rain" Mercury 507281980
Lloyd Goodson"Fallin‘ Down Old Beer Joint" / "Sweetheart’s Grave"Dee Jay DJ 2041987 [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 28, Part 5, Number 2, Section 2 - 1974 Current Registrations 4275
  2. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 29, part 5, Number 1, Section 2 - 1975 - Page 1505 Music Jan. to Jun. 1975
  3. ↑ 45Cat - Tex Williams - Discography, USA Page 2
  4. ↑ Cash Box , November 27, 1976 - Page 27 CountrySinglesReviews ~ AlbumReviews
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - Page 150 GOODSON, Lloyd
  6. ↑ 45Cat - Lloyd Goodson Discography, US
  7. ↑ Reverb Nation - ROOSTERFISH, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
  8. ↑ PragueFrank's Country Music Discographies, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 - lloyd Goodson, SINGLES
  9. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - Page 150 GOODSON, Lloyd
  10. ↑ 45Cat - Lloyd Goodson Discography, US
  11. ↑ Cash Box, November 27, 1976 - Page 27 CountrySinglesReviews ~ AlbumReviews
  12. ↑ The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles, By Don Cusic - Page 243 The West on the Music Charts, 1976
  13. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - LLOYD GOODSON
  14. ↑ Cashboxmagazine.com - CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead, Week ending DECEMBER 25, 1976
  15. ↑ Billboard, April 2, 1977 - Page 68 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Country, recommended
  16. ↑ Billboard, August 16, 1980 - Billboard's Top Single Picks, Country, recommended
  17. ↑ PragueFrank's Country Music Discographies, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 - lloyd Goodson, SINGLES
  18. ↑ PragueFrank's Country Music Discographies, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 - lloyd Goodson, SINGLES
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