Charles Randolph Goodrum was born on July 7,1947 and is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer.
19 Facts About Randy Goodrum
1.
2.
Randy Goodrum has written number one songs in each of the four decades since his first number one hit, 1978's "You Needed Me".
3.
Randy Goodrum began to play the piano by ear as a small child, imitating his older brother.
4.
Randy Goodrum started to take piano lessons at 8, initially studying classical music and later learning to play jazz.
5.
Randy Goodrum attended Hot Springs High School, where he performed in a jazz trio, the Three Kings.
6.
Randy Goodrum graduated with a Bachelor of Music in piano.
7.
Randy Goodrum joined the US Army following his college graduation, where he played in the army band.
8.
Randy Goodrum returned to Little Rock and planned to move to Los Angeles.
9.
Frustrated as he wrote the song, Randy Goodrum had almost thrown "You Needed Me" away.
10.
Randy Goodrum co-produced the album with Brett Maher, and together they wrote 6 of the album's 10 songs.
11.
In 1982, Randy Goodrum signed a worldwide publishing deal with New York-based CBS Songs.
12.
Randy Goodrum moved briefly to nearby Westport, Connecticut, before relocating to Los Angeles.
13.
In 1984, Randy Goodrum worked with Steve Perry on his solo debut, Street Talk.
14.
Randy Goodrum partnered with Perry to write five songs for the album and wrote four additional songs in collaboration with others.
15.
Randy Goodrum performed on the CBS television special which aired that night.
16.
Randy Goodrum co-wrote the theme for the long-running daytime drama One Life to Live with Dave Grusin.
17.
Randy Goodrum was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000.
18.
Randy Goodrum co-wrote "Most of All" for Steve Perry's 2018 album Traces.
19.
Together with Dave Innis and Bruce Gaitsch Randy Goodrum formed the group GIG, named after the first letters of their surnames.