23 Facts About Johnny Goudie

Johnny Goudie has been a sideman in several other bands, notably Endochine, the Lossy Coils, and Skyrocket.

In 1982, Johnny Goudie saw Cheap Trick in concert, and this experience inspired him to become a musician.

Later that year, Johnny Goudie started his first band, which he called ZEPHYR.

At age 16, Johnny Goudie became the guitarist of the band Cry Wolf, the side project of Carole King's guitarist Mark Hallman.

On October 13,1985, when Johnny Goudie was 16, his mother was beaten over the head in her apartment.

Johnny Goudie channeled his grief into writing 150 songs in the months following his mother's death.

Johnny Goudie co-wrote the song "Stuck in a Hole" on Darin Murphy's 1998 album Solitarium as well as co-wrote the song "Sun Earth Moon," which appeared on the Borrowers' second album Overcoming Gravity and was featured in a commercial for the Cleveland Planetarium.

Johnny Goudie was the second band signed to the record label The Music Company, a subsidiary of Elektra Records, and a vanity label formed by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

In July 2000, Johnny Goudie released its first album Peep Show.

Johnny Goudie appeared on Eliza Gilkyson's 2002 album Lost and Found, Colin Gilmore's album The Day the World Stopped and Spun the Other Way, and Jeff Klein's 2003 album Everybody Loves a Winner.

Johnny Goudie continued to write his own material and in Summer 2003 he released a solo album entitled I Love Elke on Strangelove Records, a label dedicated to artists making records on their own terms.

Johnny Goudie co-wrote the song "Intertwined" which appeared on Canvas's 2004 album Four Days Awake.

Johnny Goudie was voted best keyboard player in the 2004 Austin Chronicle music awards for his work with the band Endochine on their nationwide tour supporting their album Day Two.

Johnny Goudie produced albums for scores of local bands and musicians.

In 2004 Johnny Goudie produced Canvas's third album Painting the Roses.

Johnny Goudie played several acoustic shows with Canvas frontman Joseph King and was briefly a member of King's post-Canvas band which became Deadbeat Darling.

In 2007, along with Stephen Doster, Johnny Goudie co-produced Stefanie Fix's album Crooked Smile.

Later in 2004 Johnny Goudie played on Pale's album Here in addition to completing his second solo album Boy in a Box, which was the debut release of F+M Records.

In 2007 Johnny Goudie joined long-time friend Ian Moore's band, the Lossy Coils, on a nationwide tour in support of their album To Be Loved.

Johnny Goudie's backing band has featured a revolving door of local musicians, including at times an all-female lineup featuring such stars as Dominique Davalos, Kathy Valentine and Savannah Welch.

Johnny Goudie co-wrote the song "Broken" with Rachel Loy and Sara Hickman for the 2010 album Absence Of Blame.

Johnny Goudie played in Kathy Valentine's bands the Impossible and the Bluebonnets, and, in 2014, he recorded an EP with Valentine on which he co-wrote two of the songs.

In late 2014, Johnny Goudie provided backing vocals on Paco Estrada's album Bedtime Stories.