He is a singer and keyboardist born in Dallas, Texas.who has been active in the music industry from the 1970s.
He has performed with artists and groups such as his own Goodie, The Gap Band, DJ Rogers and Yarbrough & Peoples.
As a solo artist he released his own album Call Me Goodie, which produced the single “Do Something” and also appeared on the TV show Soul Train in July 1983.
Albums by other artists that he appeared on include all of The Gap Band’s, Love, Music & Life by DJ Rogers, Condition: Blue by Tony Mathews and Best of Yarbrough & Peoples.
He is the cousin of the singer-songwriter LaShaj, who he encouraged to pursue music.
The Gap Band recordings
Baby Baba Boogie (Lonnie Simmons/Charlie Wilson)
Sources:
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pftxqe0ld6e~T2
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zfpxqygldde~T4
- http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/robert_goodie_whitfield
- http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/forum/thread.cfm?threadid=9443
- http://lashajmusic.com/bio.html
- http://members.home.nl/funkyman/Soul%20Train.htm
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Robert%20Whitfield:1927192590?sort=date