George "Sonny" Goddard
George "Sonny" Goddard (28 April 1924 – January 1988)[1] was a steelpan enthusiast and President of the Steelband Association. He is still recognised for his work with the steelpan.
Person
[edit]George Goddard was born and raised in New Town, a district of Port of Spain, Trinidad.[1] He became committed to reforming the steelband movement and worked for several decades on this goal, facing government opposition and at one point losing his job. He documented his efforts in a book, Forty Years in the Steelbands 1939 to 1979. Goddard was a president of the Steelband Association, where he advocated for it as a respectable instrument. He was also chairman of the Association from 1957.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "George "Sonny" Goddard". Tobago.org. Retrieved 17 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ President[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Kim Johnson, "George Goddard's Spirit Lives On", The Early History of Steelpan in Trinidad and Tobago, 22 October 2000.
- "George D. Goddard - speaks on the legacy of the Warrior for Pan- George Goddard Sr., Pan, Panorama 2012", When Steel Talks.
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