{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | honorific_prefix = | name = S.G. Goodman | honorific_suffix = | image = S. G. Goodman Winnipeg Folk Festival.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = S.G. Goodman performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- leave empty if the same "name" --> | alias = | birth_date = 1989 (age 36) | birth_place = Hickman, Kentucky, US | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) --> | death_place = | genre = Americana, folk, country, rock | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = Slough Water Records | current_member_of = | past_member_of = The Savage Radley | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | website = {{URL|http://www.sggoodman.net/}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''S.G. Goodman''' is an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Hickman, Kentucky. She has released three studio albums, ''Old Time Feeling'' in 2020, ''Teeth Marks'' in 2022, and ''Planting by the Signs'' in 2025, and received the 2023 Emerging Artist of the Year award at the Americana Music Association Awards.
== Early life == Goodman was raised in Hickman, Kentucky.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Freeman |first=Jon |date=2020-05-18 |title=S.G. Goodman's Southern Storytelling |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sg-goodman-interview-1000490/ |access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Jeffery |date=2020-09-25 |title=This Kentucky singer-songwriter seeks to bridge the urban-rural divide |work=PBS NewsHour |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-kentucky-singer-songwriter-seeks-to-bridge-the-urban-rural-divide |access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref> The Southern Baptist church played a central role in her childhood in Kentucky saying she went to church 3 times a week with her family.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=S. G. |date=2022-10-17 |title=Songwriter S.G. Goodman on Making Music That Heals |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/10/s-g-goodman-on-making-music-that-heals/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref> Goodman began performing by singing in church.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villano |first=Freddy |date=2021-02-18 |title=S.G. Goodman's New American Gothic |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/s-g-goodmans-new-american-gothic |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Premier Guitar |language=en}}</ref> Her father was a farmer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Leas |first=Ryan |date=2022-06-03 |title=The Story Behind Every Song On S.G. Goodman's New Album Teeth Marks |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2187768/sg-goodman-teeth-marks/interviews/footnotes-interview/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> She has played rhythm guitar since she was 15 and been driving since she was 7, which is illegal under Kentucky state law.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Joshua M. |date=2022-10-13 |title=S.G. Goodman: "Music is healing for the listener and the writer... You don't always know exactly what a song is trying to teach you while you're writing it" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sg-goodman-teeth-marks |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-15 |title=From no stoplights to her name in lights: The Rise of S.G. Goodman - Queer Kentucky |url=https://queerkentucky.com/from-no-stoplights-to-her-name-in-lights-the-rise-of-s-g-goodman/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Goodman moved to Murray, Kentucky, in 2007<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |last=Deusner |first=Stephen |date=2022-06-01 |title=True Love Can Leave Traces. S.G. Goodman's Detailed Songs Do, Too. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/arts/music/sg-goodman-teeth-marks.html |access-date=2023-07-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> to attend Murray State University,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Teague |first=Hawkins |date=2020-07-06 |title=Goodman profiled in Rolling Stone, set to release debut record |url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/goodman-profiled-in-rolling-stone-set-to-release-debut-record/article_abd91af2-bf17-11ea-8b06-b36feec95fbb.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Murray Ledger and Times |language=en}}</ref> where she studied philosophy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cholst |first=Rachel |date=2021-04-12 |title=S.G. Goodman's Songs of a Different South • Country Queer |url=https://countryqueer.com/stories/interview/sg-goodmans-songs-different-south/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Country Queer |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Prior to her solo career, Goodman started the music project The Savage Radley with drummer Stephen Montgomery, releasing their first and only album Kudzu with Slough Water Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Savage Radley |url=https://www.sloughwaterrecords.com/the-savage-radley |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Slough Water Records |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her debut solo album, ''Old Time Feeling'', was co-produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.<ref name=":1" /> The album has been described as Americana, folk, country, and rock.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hight |first=Jewly |date=2022-06-06 |title=S.G. Goodman leaves 'Teeth Marks' in Southern stereotypes |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103177669/sg-goodman-teeth-marks-interview |access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> She is signed to Verve Forecast Records. Tyler Childers covered "Space and Time" from ''Old Time Feeling'' on his album ''Rustin' in the Rain''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Aaron |date=2023-10-24 |title=S.G. Goodman Told Tyler Childers She Would Rather Have Dolly Parton Cover Her Song "Space And Time" Than Him |url=https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/10/24/s-g-goodman-told-tyler-childers-she-would-rather-have-dolly-parton-cover-her-song-space-and-time-than-him/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Whiskey Riff |language=en-US}}</ref> "Space and Time" was also covered by Devonté Hynes and Mereba for the soundtrack to the 2022 film, ''Master Gardener''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Allan |first=Matthew |date=2023-05-19 |title="I'm Freer Now": A Conversation With Paul Schrader |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/paul-schrader-master-gardener-interview |access-date=2024-01-30 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> Her favourite guitar to use are Guild Starfires due to their humbuckers.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Joshua M. Miller |date=2022-10-13 |title=S.G. Goodman: "Music is healing for the listener and the writer... You don't always know exactly what a song is trying to teach you while you're writing it" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sg-goodman-teeth-marks |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Guitar World |language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, as a solo artist, she was among other things part of the Newport Folk Festival in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newport Folk Festival stage schedule 2021 |url=https://newportfolk.org/2021-schedule/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=newportfolk.org}}</ref>
In June 2022, Goodman released her second album, ''Teeth Marks'', on Verve Forecast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steve |date=2022-06-06 |title=S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks (Album Review) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/sg-goodman-leaves-teeth-marks-in-the-heart |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref> She usually plays with her guitar tuned down a whole step, though some songs on the record were played in this tuning with a capo.<ref name=":2" /> The fifth track on the album, "If You Were Someone I Loved" deals with the opioid crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Cayla |date=2022-10-17 |title=S.G. Goodman {{!}} So Those Teeth Marks? They're From a Rescuing? |url=https://archive.flaunt.com/content/sg-goodman-emotional-rescue |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Flaunt Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Because her debut album was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodman did not headline a tour for the album. As such, her tour for ''Teeth Marks'' was her first solo tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Carena |date=2022-10-25 |title=S.G. Goodman Broadens Her Reach + Deepens Her Connections With 'Teeth Marks' |url=https://theboot.com/s-g-goodman-teeth-marks-interview/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref>
Goodman released her third studio album, ''Planting by the Signs'', on June 20, 2025, via Slough Water Records and Thirty Tigers in LP, CD and digital formats.<ref name="SG-FS">{{Cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=April 2, 2025 |title=S.G. Goodman Announces New Album ''Planting By The Signs'': Hear "Fire Sign" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2302643/s-g-goodman-announces-new-album-planting-by-the-signs-hear-fire-sign/music/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |date=June 20, 2025 |title=S.G. Goodman talks influences on new album ''Planting by the Signs'' |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/s-g-goodman-talks-influences-on-new-album-planting-by-the-signs/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="MOJO">{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Mark |date=August 2025 |title=''Planting by the Signs'' |work=Mojo |pages=82 |issue=381 |issn=1351-0193}}</ref>
== Personal life == Goodman lives in Murray, Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Jon |date=2020-07-16 |title=S.G. Goodman Goes After Southern Stasis and That Old Time Feeling on Jim James-Produced Debut |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/07/sg-goodman-jim-james-that-old-time-feeling-interview-debut-lp/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== '''Studio albums''' * ''Old Time Feeling'' (2020) * ''Teeth Marks'' (2022) * ''Planting by the Signs'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/in-conversation-s-g-goodman/|title=In Conversation: S.G. Goodman|author=Johnson, Tom|date=June 17, 2025|website=Gold Flake Paint}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Notes !Ref. |- |2023 |Americana Music Association Awards |Emerging Artist of the Year |n/a |{{won}} | |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-09-21 |title=ACL congratulates the AMA winners |url=https://acltv.com/2023/09/21/acl-congratulates-the-ama-winners/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Austin City Limits |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2023 |Hollywood Music in Media Awards |Original Song – Independent Film |"Space and Time" |{{nom}} |S.G. Goodman (writer); Mereba (performer); ''Master Gardener'' (film) |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2023-11-16 |title=Billie Eilish's 'Barbie' Song, Robbie Robertson's Scorsese Score Honored at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-billie-eilish-robbie-robertson-win-1235473365/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.sggoodman.net/}}
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