  richard dorian "dickie" goodman  (april 19, 1934 â november 6, 1989) was an american music and record producer born in brooklyn, new york. 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-side of his break-in records. ==career== in june 1956 goodman created his first record, "the flying saucer parts 1 & ii", which he co-wrote with his partner bill buchanan, and featured a four-minute rewriting of orson wellesâ war of the worlds radio show. this recording was the subject of a copyright infringement case against goodman. the court eventually ruled his sampled mix was considered a parody, and was an entirely new work. "the flying saucer" was officially released under the artist name "buchanan and goodman" and was goodman's highest-charting single on billboard, peaking at #3. buchanan and goodman followed up with four other records: "buchanan and goodman on trial" (#80 in 1956), "flying saucer the 2nd" (#18 in 1957), "the creature (from a science fiction movie)"
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