Mark Goffeney News Today

A revealing (and possibly triggering) compilation of excuses for not practicing guitar

Read about the inaugural Can-Do Musos Music Fest, featuring 60 musicians with various disabilities and challenges from 20 countries.

Jazz great Mike Wofford, violinist Jamie Shadowlight, jack-of-all-trades Jeff Berkley, percussionist Monette Marino and guitarist Fred Benedetti will be feted. Mary Dolan will be honored posthumously.

From the July 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PAULINE FRANCE We’ve all seen street musicians providing background music for bustling city-goers. We might’ve felt sorry for them as we hurried by, or stopped dead in our tracks to acknowledge their musical prowess. But have you ever stopped to think about why they’re performing there and what exactly…

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Goffeney and NBC7. They were both 51-years-old. The cause of death for both has not yet been reported. He was born without arms and played guitar with his feet. He would put his instruments on the ground, strumming with rings on his toes and using his right foot to change chords. Goffeney also played electric bass with the band Big Toe. His bandmate James Neal, took to social media to honor the late musician. "I would like to thank everyone who supported BIG TOE and wish his family well i...

Bassist/guitarist Mark Goffeney, who was born without arms and played with his feet, reportedly passed away on March 2 at the age of 51. He and his wife were found dead in their El Cajon apartment on Tuesday. A degreed martial artist with around nine years training in Okinawan kenpo, he was ranked number 9 on VH1s 2013 list of 10 Musicians Missing Body Parts, which included Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Iommi, Paul Stanley, and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. Goffeneys career began with him literally s...