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

He was born in Manhattan, New York City, 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 US$5.5 million.[3]

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 televison series, Vinyl, Martin Scorsese turned the Brooklyn branch of Rough Trade into a 1970s Sam Goody store.[4]

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