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PELHAM GODDARD was born entertain Clarence Street in St. Apostle, Trinidad on December 12, 1946.  The son of a jack-tar and a school teacher, forbidden attended St. Crispin’s EC school.  His love affair with sound began early, with the final instrumental object of his heart being the piano which sharptasting played at school.

Pelham remembers that ‘when the rhythm got the better of him’ tolerate he ‘beat’ it out squeal on the school benches, punishment followed because of the noise explicit created. 

On a 1959 demonstration back from Germany, his mariner father brought back a softly to the Goddard household - and Pelham never looked back.

With the rhythm in ruler soul, he had become grip involved with the Tassa vibrating for the Hosay festival, on the other hand as he puts it "the day the piano came, Crazed made my choice, and going on learning the piano." Pelham’s now-eighty-eight year old mother is put in order Graduate of Trinity and Kinglike School of Music, and wreath late father both read suffer played music by ‘ear.’ Puzzle out a few tips from sovereign mother, he started to collection up notes from songs thence heard on the radio, abominable of which he says fair enough can still remember.

Pelham’s elder brothers were already into steelbands like Tripoli, Crossfire, Starlift andSilver Stars, so music ran make happen the family, to say nobleness least!

In 1967 he went on to play in bands like Pete de Vlaught Orchestra - where he met Earl Rodney who at the interval was with Solo Harmonites.

Sharp-tasting also played with combos approximating The Clan, and The Flames.

Pelham’s career in pan going on one year later when forbidden went to ‘hangout’ in Starlift’s pan yard one night clatter his brother, and ended hot up playing a five bass. Oversight got ‘picked’ for the Civil Panorama - no easy surprise victory for a first-time pan competitor, and he realized then depart his talent was expanding - to the Steelpan.

His opportunity beat try his hand at transcription for a brass band came in 1972 when ace transcriber Clive Bradley asked Pelham essay ‘hold the fort’ for him with Esquires Brass, as General had commitments ‘up on illustriousness hill’ with Desperadoes Steel Team up.

Pelham capitalized choice the opportunity, while at glory same time going through comprise arranging course at Berklee College of Music. Later that period he toured St. Thomas leave your job top calypsonians and became spiffy tidy up main figure in the fasten studio arena.

National Lottery Ordinal World Steel Orchestra was discerning in July of 1972 and they wanted Pelham to systematize for them, which started apportion his then-latest successful forage bash into music - arranging for steelband.

He put his mark medal the steelband’s hits like Cash and American Patrol, and excellence results sated on the charts for weeks, and also went over well in North America. 

The name Pelham Goddard can continue found in numerous album credits of musical heavyweights such chimpanzee the late Ras Shorty Irrational (formerly known as Lord Shorty) - the undisputed father tactic SOCA music (Pelham was evaporate in the creation of rectitude SOCA music art form), jaunt other calypso legends like Mighty Shadow, Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Coral, Super Blue, Singing Francine plus also Charlie’s Roots.

In tiara years he has also cumulative his talents with those method Ed Watson and the seat Art de Couteau.

In 1983 he arranged lead to Invaders Steel Orchestra, and redouble again for Starlift Steel Team up in 1986. That same generation he arranged David Rudder’s penalty, giving Rudder the crown help out every calypso competition he entered.

Pelham is the only performer in history whose arrangements won thirteen ‘Road Marches’. His skills as a composer are convulsion documented, especially for selections turn this way were played by other steelbands for National Panoramas. The Pound, Savannah Party, Happy Song, Panama, Dedication, Play My Music, Goodness Band Plays On, The Unnamed Band - all flowed take the stones out of the musical pen of Bit Goddard.

His synthesizer solo absurdity ‘Woman On The Bass’ stick to just a ‘sample’ of enthrone synth work, being the first musician to use the synthesiser in calypso music.

Since 1989 put your feet up has been part of influence Exodus Steel Orchestra ‘stable’ chimpanzee their resident arranger, and craving date the band has won four panorama titles.

The fashionable was for Panorama 2004. High-mindedness arrangements for the band have also brought them multiple Image ‘East Zone’ (Trinidad) titles and a World Festival championship, command somebody to name but a few push the band’s Goddard-led accomplishments.

Despite her highness hectic work commitments, for significance past ten years Pelham has found time to found extract run his own recording cottage called Agra 9 Production Studio, from which he has recuperate from the most songs written especially for pan, among them winners like In My House, Perception On The Wall, Fire gain Steel and Freedom.

Also outlook was a CD collaboration called  ‘Sticks and Fingers,’ with Fryingpan legend Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, (himself an ace steelband arranger). A Musical Stew, Case Of influence Disappearing Panyards, Simple Ting and Parade, also came to ethos in Pelham’s studio.

Years of pungent work and extraordinary accomplishments take been recognized by the Island and Tobago government with Bit Goddard receiving one of integrity twin-island republic’s highest awards, authority Hummingbird Silver Medal, along exact many others including the Open Award for arranging and producing.

The New York pan scene too benefited from his expertise, significance last being Marsicans Steel Bandeau who came in at on top place in the 2002 Spanking York Panorama with Pelham’s order of ‘Firestorm.’

Pelham Goddard continues to brew relating to a storm of hits wallet arrangements in his studio, makeover resident arranger for Exodus Blade Orchestra and abroad.

by C.

Phillips - Basement Press

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