Sam Gutowitz

Samuel "Goody" Gutowitz (February 25, 1904 – August 8, 1991) was an American businessman and the founder of the Sam Goody record store chain.

He was born in Manhattan on February 25, 1904,‍[1] the eldest of three children of Fanny and ladies' tailor Julius Gutowitz, who was born in Poland.‍[2]

He later legally changed his name to Sam Goody.‍[3]

In 1978, Gutowitz sold the Sam Goody chain to the American Can Company for $5.5 million‍[3] (equivalent to $21 million in 2024‍[4]).

In 1940, Gutowitz married Sadie Deutsch.‍[2] They had two sons, Howard and Barry, and two daughters.‍[1]

In 2015, for the filming of the HBO television series Vinyl, Martin Scorsese turned the Brooklyn branch of Rough Trade into a 1970s Sam Goody store.‍[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Goody, Who Started Chain Of Record Stores, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. August 9, 1991. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. LCCN sn78004456. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Long Islanders; Sam Goody: Let the Record Speak". The New York Times. December 30, 1984. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. LCCN sn78004456. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "The Story of Sam Gutowitz". No Depression: Roots Music and Culture Journalism. December 15, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
  5. ^ Khomami, Nadia (July 31, 2015). "Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger team up for record label drama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
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