Following national service, Goddard sought to move into popular music, and met Meek. He initially attempted to establish himself as a
Russ Conway/
Liberace styled singer-pianist under the stage-name "Anton Hollywood". Meek promoted him, but he was unable to achieve success. Eventually Goddard released his solo records under his real name. He recorded four singles as solo artist, produced by Meek, on which he sang with his distinctive regional accent: • "Girl Bride" / "For Eternity"
His Master's Voice POP 938 October 1961 • "My Little Girl's Come Home" / "Try Once More" His Master's Voice POP 1068 September 1962 • "Saturday Dance" / "Come Back To Me" His Master's Voice POP 1160 May 1963 • "Sky Men" / "Walk With Me My Angel" His Master's Voice POP 1213 October 1963 The Oxford label CD also featured seven of the above named tracks ("Sky Men" being the exception), plus Goddard's demo of his song, "My Friend Bobby". Goddard's best known efforts were as a songwriter. The first project he worked on for Meek was the instrumental "Lone Riders" for
the Flee-Rekkers. He then wrote "
Johnny Remember Me" for John Leyton. It became a number one hit single in the
UK Singles Chart. Goddard also played keyboards on various of Meek's productions, most notably another chart-topper, the Tornados' "
Telstar", and wrote and performed on the hit single's flip side, "Jungle Fever." Despite his track record as a songwriter, Goddard withdrew from the music industry after falling out with Meek. He brought a breach of copyright case in 1965 against Meek concerning
the Honeycombs' hit "
Have I The Right?", written by
Ken Howard and
Alan Blaikley. Goddard said that it borrowed from his earlier song "Give Me The Chance". Goddard was unwilling to testify personally and lost the case.{{cite book Subsequently, Goddard returned to his home town and worked for 20 years in the catering department of the
University of Reading. In 1985, the royalties and the
platinum disc from the
Marc Almond/
Bronski Beat cover version of "Johnny Remember Me", having sold over 300,000 copies, came as a complete surprise to him. ==Death==