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GREG 'GODOBILLY' GODOVITZ - singer/ songwriter/ musician/ performer
1975/77: Greg Godovitz formed Goddo along with former Brutus guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Marty Morin. The band suffered a steady diet of bar circuit gigs over two years before finally attracting the attention of Polydor Records who signed the group and released their self-titled debut in 1977.
1978: true to Greg Godovitz bravado, the follow-up album was bolder and the  brasher 'WHO CARES'. The songs even reflected a rather barbed view of Rock n' Roll lifestyles and the music industry with tracks like 'Cock On' and 'Sweet Thing'
1979: saw momentum build on the back of the rock radio favorite 'So Walk On' with the 'An Act Of Goddo' - mix of tried and true power trio rock tracks.

1980's: Goddo moved onto Attic Records for what would become their most successful commercial release with 'Pretty Bad Boys' and the hit single title track. With national tour support, the band recorded 2 nights live in Barrie, Ontario, produced the double live album 'Best Seat In The House'.
1990's: BEI released a "best of" package called '12 Gauge Goddo'. Coupled with the critical re-evaluation of Goddo's place in the CanCon pantheon, band reunites for 1992's King Of Broken Hearts.
1994/5: Godovitz would return to the spotlight with The Carpet Frogs releasing one CD, 'Frog Curry'.
2001: Bullseye Records release the newly-recorded second live album, appropriately titled '2nd Best Seat In The House'. This CD has become one of Goddo's best sellers as the band toured Canada extensively in support of it and in conjunction with Greg's new book, 'Travels With My Amp'.
2002: Having originally performed as The Greg Godovitz Chorus & Orchestra as the Blues On Belair house band in 1999, they eventually changed their name to The Anger Brothers. A self-titled studio album was finally released in 2002.
2003:
Goddo back in the studio recording their first new studio album for the masses in ten years called 'Kings Of The Stoned Age'. The songs 'Rock Star' and 'Such A Fool' were radio singles.
2005: marks the band's 30th Anniversary and new, invigorated version of the band features Greg Godovitz, Doug Inglis, Brad Lovatt and Steve Shelski.
2006/7: Greg hosts weekly radio show 'RockTalk' on 1010CFRB in Toronto and producing records for Three Quarter Stone, Factor Fiction and a re-make of 'Soul City' for the Partland Brothers.
2008: Greg moves to Calgary to study psychiatry. "Just got here folks, stand by!"-greg

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