Fred "Sweet Daddy Goodlow" Ford (February 14, 1930 – November 26, 1999) was an American blues and jazz artist, composer, arranger and educator.
Ford began traveling on the road and playing saxophone gigs with Johnny Hodges, Earl Bostic, Paul Desmond, Pete Brown, and Benny Carter.
"[2] As a record producer, Ford was behind the jazz pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr.’s 1974 album, Solo Piano, which won a Grammy nomination.
In 1978 at Sam Phillips' studio, Ford produced Vanilla, the homecoming album of actress Cybill Shepherd, featuring the Beale Street USA Orchestra and Newborn Jr.
As the Fred Ford-Honeymoon Garner Trio,[3] they became a favorite of the annual Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, sponsored by the Center for Southern Folklore.