John Charles Goudie (born October 14, 1968, Coral Gables, Florida) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, record producer, actor, and podcaster based in Austin, Texas.
Over his five-decade career, he has received acclaim for his unique vocals and a musical style rooted in classic rock.
[8] After Panjadrum broke up in 1990, Goudie formed another band called Lovetree as well as pursued a side career as a solo artist.
By 1993, Goudie had left Lovetree and moved to Austin, Texas, where he fronted the rock band Mr.
[citation needed] After the breakup of Mr. Rocketbaby, Johnny toured with bassist Einar Pedersen and drummer Kyle Schneider, and the trio self-released an album called Fantastic.
[1] In Spring 1998, Johnny's new band, simply named Goudie, played the South by Southwest festival in Austin.
These releases led to a series of other demo collections entitled Return of the Handlebar, I Think I'm a Genius, Electric Boogalo, Helloprah!
He 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.
The tracks "Back of a Magazine" and "Everyone Remembers (When You're Cool)" from Boy in a Box were included on the soundtrack of the 2006 short film Surf Gang.
In 2007 Johnny joined long-time friend Ian Moore's band, the Lossy Coils, on a nationwide tour in support of their album To Be Loved.
In addition to being a member of the Lossy Coils and SKYROCKET!, Johnny still plays live shows as a solo artist, and has assembled a band titled Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions, which includes Brad Byrum (bass) and Scott Thomas (drums) of Canvas and Ryan Holley (lead guitar) and Sweeney Tidball (keyboard).
Johnny co-wrote the song "Broken" with Rachel Loy and Sara Hickman for the 2010 album Absence Of Blame.
Johnny formed the band Liars & Saints along with fellow singer-songwriters Jeremy Nail and Kacy Crowley, and released an album in 2011.
In 2014, he played guitar, piano, organ slide and sang harmonies on Kimmie Rhodes' album Cowgirl Boudoir.
In late 2014, Goudie also provided backing vocals on Paco Estrada's album Bedtime Stories.
In January 2018, he entered the studio to record a solo EP with producer "Scrappy" Jud Newcomb.