Career
He also had a brief solo career. Goodman served in the United States Air Force, and after his discharge, joined The Happy Goodman Family. Sam acted as the group"s spokesperson, and introduced the members and their songs on stage.
On record albums produced by The Happy Goodman Family, Sam was known for telling comical stories about his family.
The group performed at camp meetings, all night sings, churches, and on television and radio. The Happy Goodman Family split up in 1983.
In 1990, Sam reunited with siblings Howard, Rusty, and Vestal to record the album The Reunion, which received a Grammy nomination that year. Goodman was inducted into the Southern Gospel Museum Hall of Fame in 2011.
Goodman died in 1991, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery Madisonville Hopkins County Kentucky, United States of America.
