Artist description Singer/songwriter/drummer/Country radio personality

Music Style Country

Musical Influences Buck Owens, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Rodney Crowell, Merle Haggard

Artist History "I love to sing, and I love to play drums. People often ask how I manage to do both at the same time; I don't know...it always just came naturally to me." Timothy Goodrich was born in Fresno, California August 15, 1960. The youngest in a family of seven boys, he was raised on the Top 40 "Boss Radio" of the day. Tim says his earliest memories consist of his mother putting him down for his afternoon nap with the radio playing softly in the background, presumably to drown out the sounds of his noisy brothers elsewhere in the house. The combination of the variety of music played on the radio in the early 60's, plus the energetic patter of the KYNO "Boss Jocks" planted the seeds for the two things Tim has loved doing all his life: playing music in front of an audience as a musician, and playing music from behind the mic as a radio personality. After fronting a couple of "garage bands" singing Rock 'n' Roll in high school, Tim joined up with a Country band the summer before his senior year, this time behind the drums. Finding in himself a genuine love for Country music, Tim later went on to form the (original) Boy Howdy Band in Fresno, along with his brother, Pat. About this time, Tim began to pick up part-time work on the air at a local Country station. The two careers complimented each other, as he was exposed to Country music stretching back to the fifties in the radio station's library. This has allowed Tim to sit in with virtually any band playing Country hits, and the drumming would be pretty close to the way the songs were recorded. After playing with various bands, some touring, and jobs with several radio stations in Fresno and Tulare, Tim settled in Bakersfield, CA, to work for that city's best-known resident, Buck Owens. Tim hosted the afternoon drive, then morning drive slots at KTIE-FM, owned by Owens. While working there, Tim watched Buck's dinner theater/nightclub/museum, The Crystal Palace, being built and then opened. Tim played the stage of the Crystal Palace with local bands multiple times during his time in Bakersfield, even sitting in with Buck and the Buckaroos on a few occasions. While in Bakersfield, Tim also became the volunteer Regional Workshop Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association's Bakersfield songwriting workshop. He also entered one of his original songs, "Fool Me Once," for the 1997 California Country Music Association local competition, winning "Song Of the Year" awards both locally and in the statewide competition. After many years of wrestling with the decision to relocate to Nashville, Tim did just that in April of 2000. He quickly found acceptance among the musicians and singers on famed Lower Broadway; in fact, his first gig as a drummer in Nashville was at world-famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. He also quickly found part-time work at WSIX-FM, one of the most respected contemporary Country stations in the US. About a year later, he "crossed the Cumberland River" and was heard on the "home of the Grand Ole Opry" and Radio & Records magazine's "Station of the Century," WSM-AM 650 until January of 2003, when (due to staff cutbacks), his part-time position was eliminated. Tim Goodrich continues to explore any opportunities to play and sing in Music City, USA!

Instruments Vocals, drums

Location Nashville, Tennesse - USA

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