George "Sonny" Goddard
George "Sonny" Goddard (28 April 1924 – January 1988)[1] was a steelpan enthusiast and President of the Steelband Association. George Goddard 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 pursued his goal to reform the steelband movement with a strong passion. Spending several decades at the task, he then documented his hard effort in a book entitled Forty Years in the Steelbands 1939 to 1979. He proved himself to be a very persistent man by fighting many battles against the government and even losing his job for doing do. Goddard was a former president of the Steelband Association, fighting for the steelpan to be seen as a respectable, non-threatening instrument around the world and they have a powerful yet democratic group of people. He was 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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