Mitch Goudy (born November 2, 1994), also known as "Rowdie" Mitch Goudy, is an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer from Iowa.[1][2] He records on Third Floor Records.[1] In 2014, Goudy was on the Country Music Association "Who New to Watch" list.[3]

Mitch Goudy
Mitch Goudy performs at the Iowa State Fair
Mitch Goudy performs at the Iowa State Fair
Background information
Also known as"Rowdie" Goudy
Born (1994-11-02) November 2, 1994 (age 30)
Fairfield, Iowa, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano
Years active2013–present
LabelsThird Floor Records
Spouse
Hope Blanchard
(m. 2017)

Early life

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Goudy was born in Iowa.[4] His early influences included Eric Church, Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson.[5] Goudy's father was the sound man for the raceway in Eldon, Iowa.[6][7]

Career

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Goudy records on the independent label Third Floor Records.[6][7] In November 2013, he released his first single, "Blow These Speakers Out".[5][8] His second single, "Ain't My Fault" was released in June 2014.[9][10] and was coupled by his first official music video.[11][4][12][13][2] Goudy has opened for The Oak Ridge Boys, Rodney Atkins, and Joe Nichols.[14]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Wild (2013)
  • #Rowdie (2014)

Singles

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Year Single Peak Chart Positions Album
2013 "Blow These Speakers Out" 76[15] WILD
2014 "Ain't My Fault" 66[15] #ROWDIE
2015 "My Girl's Hand"[11] TBD Single

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2014 "Ain't My Fault"[9] Ray Zate; Producer, Stephanie Langston

Awards

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Year Association Award
2014 Country Music Association (CMA) Who New to Watch[3]
2014 Digital Journal Top Ten Male Country Artists to Watch[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Doerschuk, Bob (August 12, 2014). "Mitch Goudy: Debut Spotlight". CMA Close Up.
  2. ^ a b Ragogna, Mike (November 26, 2011). "#Rowdie: Introducing Mitch Goudy, Plus Andre Costello and The Cool Minors' 'She Took My Hand' Exclusive". Huffington Post.
  3. ^ a b "Who New to Watch". No. Feb/March 2014. CMA Close Up.
  4. ^ a b Carrell, Laura. "Gettin' #ROWDIE with Mitch Goudy". No. Winter 2014. Pathways Magazine. Community Newspaper Holdings.
  5. ^ a b "About Mitch Goudy". CMT.com. CMT. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b Hallman, Andy (16 July 2014). "Mitch Goudy: Fairfield's rising star". The Fairfield Ledger. No. 138. Inland Media Company.
  7. ^ a b Sellers, Morgan. "Artist Interview: Mitch Goudy". The Tennessee Life. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Spin Zone". MusicRow. April 10, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Mitch Goudy – Ain't My Fault". Radio InterDual. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Music Row Country Breakout Chart". MusicRow. 30 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b Harr, Dan. "Mitch Goudy Delivers the Lyrical Pine for Lost Love on My Girl's Hand". Music News Nashville. MNN Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ Mitch Goudy. WILD. Third Floor Records, 2013. CD
  13. ^ Mitch Goudy. #ROWDIE. Third Floor Records, 2014. CD
  14. ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Mitch Goudy "Ain't My Fault"". Got Country online. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Music Row Country Breakout Chart". MusicRow. 24 April 2014.
  16. ^ Papadatos, Markos (2014-07-05). "Op-Ed: Top 10 Male Country Singers to Watch in 2014". Digital Journal. digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.