Peter Goddard (journalist)

Peter Darwin Goddard (b. Toronto, Ontario, July 13, 1943)^[1] is an award-winning Canadian music journalist.

History

Peter Goddard commenced his career as a journalist in 1966, concurrently with studying music at the University of Toronto, from which he obtained Bachelor and Master degrees in music in 1967 and 1971, respectively.^[1] From 1966 to 1988, Goddard held positions as the pop music critic for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Telegram and the Toronto Star.^[1] He received the 1973 Juno Award as Music Journalist of The Year.^[2]

Goddard has maintained an ongoing association with the Toronto Star, for which he continues to write.^[3]

Goddard is the author of a biography of Frank Sinatra and co-author of a biography of Ronnie Hawkins. With photographer Philip Kamin, Goddard has published a number of books documenting the concert tours of notable performers.

Publications

Non-Fiction

• 1989 Ronnie Hawkins - Last of The Good Ol' Boys (with Ronnie Hawkins) (Stoddart)^[4]
• 1989 Shakin' All Over: The Rock 'n' Roll Years in Canada (with Philip Kamin, as co-editor) (McGraw-Hill)
• 1986 The Video Hits Book (with Philip Kamin) (CBC Enterprises)
• 1986 The Cars (with Philip Kamin) (McGraw-Hill)
• 1986 Triumph: The Book (with Philip Kamin) (Goddard and Kamin Publishing)
• 1986 Cyndi Lauper (with Philip Kamin) (McGraw-Hill)
• 1984 Michael Jackson & The Jacksons Live On Tour In '84 (with Philip Kamin) (St. Martin's Press)
• 1984 Van Halen (with Philip Kamin) (Stoddart)
• 1984 Duran Duran Live (with Philip Kamin) (St. Martin's Press)
• 1984 Genesis: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Beyond (with Philip Kamin; introduction by Phil Collins) (Beaufort)
• 1984 The Police Chronicles (with Philip Kamin) (Musson)^[5]
• 1984 Springsteen Live (with Philip Kamin) (Stoddart)^[6]
• 1983 David Bowie - Out of The Cool (with Philip Kamin) (Beaufort) ^[7]
• 1983 The Who - The Farewell Tour (with Philip Kamin) (Musson)
• 1982 The Rolling Stones: The Last Tour (with Philip Kamin) (Olympia)
• 1973 Frank Sinatra - The Man, The Myth and The Music (Greywood)^[8]

Fiction

• 1989 The Sounding (General Publishing)

References

1. 1 2 3 The Canadian Encyclopedia, Biography of Peter Goddard. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
2. ↑ Juno Awards, 1973 Music Journalist of The Year - Peter Goddard. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
3. ↑ Toronto Star, Toronto Star Authors - Peter Goddard. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
4. ↑ The Band Website, Overview of Ronnie Hawkins and Peter Goddard, Ronnie Hawkins--Last of The Good Ol' Boys. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
5. ↑ Frank Loreto, Review of Peter Goddard and Philip Kamin, The Police Chronicles; CM Archive. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
6. ↑ York University Library, Particulars of Philip Kamin and Peter Goddard, Springsteen Live. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
7. ↑ Annabelle Goodman, Review of Philip Kamin and Peter Goddard, David Bowie - Out of The Cool; CM Archive. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
8. ↑ Augustine Funnell Books, Overview of Peter Goddard, Frank Sinatra - The Man, The Myth and The Music. Retrieved 2015-12-29.