Died On This Date (September 20, 1984) Steve Goodman / Influential Singer-Songwriter
themusicsover Steve Goodman
July 28, 1948 – September 20, 1984
Steve Goodman was a two-time Grammy winning singer songwriter who made his mark on popular music with “City of New Orleans” which has been widely covered, but most notably by Arlo Guthrie in 1972. Goodman learned he had leukemia in 1969, the dawn of his music career. He worked through it for the next 15 years of his life. Sadly, Goodman’s two Grammys came after his death; in 1984 thanks to Willie Nelson’s recording of “City Of New Orleans, and again in 1988 when his posthumous album, Unfinished Business won in the Best Contemporary Folk catagory. Chicago Cubs fans may recognize Goodman for another song, “Go Cubs Go” which is played at Cubs games. Steve Goodman was 36 when he finally succumbed to leukemia.
What You Should Own
Marc Bolan was a British rock singer songwriter and musician who, with his band T. Rex was one of the foundations of the glam rock movement that followed. Bolan formed his first band when he was barely into his teens, and by 17, he was making a go of it along the British folk circuit. In 1967, he joined a mod band called John’s Children who achieved moderate success throughout the UK. Later that year, he left the group and joined forces with 
