Jazz drummer, born Oct. 17, 1903 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died February 1973 in Seattle.
Godley joined Alphonso Trent's band at Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1924 and, apart from short engagements with Walter Page (1929) and Fate Marable (1931), stayed with it until 1933. In 194-1941he recorded with small groups led by Leo "Snub" Mosley, Hot Lips Page, Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson.
Godley's nickname in Trent's band was Ananias Garibaldi; this has sometimes erroneously been cited as his given name.