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April 19, 1934

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Dickie Goodman

1934Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1989)[†]

Richard Dorian “Dickie” Goodman, was an American musician and record producer. He is best known for inventing and using the technique of the "break-in", an early precursor to sampling, that used brief clips of popular records and songs to "answer" comedic questions posed by voice actors on his novelty records. He also wrote and produced some original material, most often heard on the B-sides of his break-in records.