Dave Goodman

Producer Dave Goodman was a midwife to the birth of punk, helming the Sex Pistols' earliest sessions. Born in London on March 29, 1951, Goodman played in his school brass band before picking up the bass and forming his first rock combo, the Frinton Bassett Blues, at the age of 15. Later rechristened Orange Rainbow, the group was soon a fixture on the London club circuit, regularly backing visiting performers from the U.S. By the mid-'70s, Goodman and friend Kim Thraves were recording four-track demos in their garage, additionally renting out their PA system to bands across London. While lugging the gear to a 1976 gig headlined by the 101'ers, a group featuring a then-unknown Joe Strummer, Goodman caught his first glimpse of opening act the Sex Pistols, agreeing to lend them the PA and assume sound mixing duties for the band's subsequent gigs.