Working for Joe Meek in the early 1960s,[2] he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, the Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, the Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, the Ramblers and John Leyton.
He recorded four singles as solo artist, produced by Meek, on which he sang with his distinctive regional accent: The Oxford label CD also featured seven of the above named tracks ("Sky Men" being the exception), plus Goddard's demo of his song, "My Friend Bobby".
[3] Goddard also played keyboards on various of Meek's productions, most notably another chart-topper, the Tornados' "Telstar",[2] and wrote and performed on the hit single's flip side, "Jungle Fever.
In 1985, the royalties and the platinum disc from the Marc Almond/Bronski Beat cover version of "Johnny Remember Me", having sold over 300,000 copies, came as a complete surprise to him.
[11] A memorial plaque was unveiled in 2013 at Park House on the University of Reading campus by John Leyton, actor and musician.