Michael Monroe Goodman grew up on a tobacco farm in southern Kentucky while spending weekends backstage at the Grand Ole Opry with his godfather Bill Monroe. It seems fitting that he grew up to be a torchbearer for country music. With music row walking away from what made country music the iconic music of the heartland, Michael Monroe Goodman hasn’t given up on keeping it alive. With his rich baritone voice along with heartfelt and clever lyrics, Michael really knows how to make a country song come to life. You could say he is “Carrying on What Nashville Left Behind”