Brian Godding

[Roger Farbey]

Brian Godding passed on 26 November aged 78. His guitar work was crucial on Mike Westbrook's major albums, Citadel/Room 315, The Cortege and London Bridge Is Broken Down. He started his career playing in Blossom Toes and BB Blunder. He then backed Julie Driscoll followed by contributing to her husband Keith Tippett's Centipede album. He played on one of Westbrook's Solid Gold Cadillac albums, Brain Damage and then played with French prog band Magma and other bands including his long stint with Mike Westbrook. He was a very talented guitarist and will be greatly missed. R.I.P. Brian. 

[clifford_thornton]

Ah, that's too bad.

[sidewinder]

Really sorry to hear this sad news and always liked his playing. By strange coincidence I had just bought the new mastering of Centipede on CD and listened to it a lot over the weekend, enjoying his playing in particular. Always liked his work too with Mike Westbrook and had hoped to see him in a Westbrook lineup, alas not to be. May he RIP.

Also recorded with jazz/rock group Mirage I think - reissued some years back by Vocalion.

Never realised that he was brother in law to Julie Tippetts.

Edited November 28, 2023 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Incidentally, Godding's sleeve notes for the Mirage reissue are a good read. His first gig with Westbrook in 1973 was on the ramparts of the Tower of London, just above Traitor's Gate !