PORT ST. LUCIE PEOPLE
The RECORD STORE OWNER
Walk into Sounds Good Music on any given day
and owner Andy Royo will ask, “What do you
want to listen to? We’ve got a pretty infinite
collection.”
The shop, which was recently moved to a newer and larger
location off U.S. 1 and Savanna Club Road, is a little more
than 1,000 square feet and boasts an impressive array of records,
CDs and high-end music equipment. Customers could
browse for hours on end.
“I like to have a variety of music choices here,” Royo said.
“We’ve got a pretty solid customer-base and I think that’s
what helps keep us going.”
Royo was born and lived in the Glendale area of Los
Angeles, California, for the first few years of his childhood.
His family moved to the Fort Lauderdale area in the 1970s, so
Royo considers himself a Floridian.
“I remember when my mom would send me to get groceries,”
he said with a laugh. “She would give me a certain
amount and I would use the change to go to the record shop
next store.”
Royo recalled that ever since he could remember, he was always
very much into music. Whether it was playing guitar or
putting on one of his favorite albums, he gravitated toward
anything associated with music.
“My top five favorite albums? That’s tough…” Royo said,
“I would say that changes daily.”
After high school, Royo attended the University of South
Florida in Tampa. Although he did not graduate, that did not
stop him from being successful.
“I found out pretty quickly that college just wasn’t for me,”
he said. “But, I used the knowledge gained from the businesses
courses I did take and knew I wanted to work for myself.”
Before opening his own shop though, Royo worked in
retail for several other record stores. While in high school,
he worked at Q Records (later Strawberry Records) in Fort
Lauderdale. Then, after leaving USF he worked for the
record store giant Peaches Records & Tapes for several years.
He helped to open the Peaches location in Tampa and later
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BY RACHEL CUCCURULLO
ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS
Music has always played an important role in Andy Royo’s life. The owner of Sounds Good Music recently moved his record store to a larger location to
accommodate his extensive collection of vinyl albums and CDs.