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Arkansas native spent his formative years playing in a jazz band with future President Bill Clinton, before going on to write a ton of #1 pop and adult contemporary hits, including Michael Johnson\u2019s \u201cBluer Than Blue,\u201d Steve Perry\u2019s \u201cFoolish Heart,\u201d Toto\u2019s \u201cI\u2019ll Be Over You,\u201d El DeBarge\u2019s \u201cWho\u2019s Holdin\u2019 Donna Now,\u201d and Anne Murray\u2019s \u201cYou Needed Me,\u201d which earned Goodrum a Grammy nomination and became the ACM Song of the Year. \xa0\xa0Additionally, he wrote Chicago\u2019s \u201cIf She Would Have Been Faithful,\u201d Steve Perry\u2019s \u201cOh Sherrie,\u201d and \u201cA Lesson in Leavin\u2019,\u201d which was a #1 country hit for both Dottie West and Jo Dee Messina. In 1981 Randy won six ASCAP awards in a single year and was named ASCAP country songwriter of the year. His music has been recorded by Gladys Knight, Reba McEntire, Ray Charles, Michael McDonald, Al Jarreau, Chet Atkins, Natalie Cole, The Commodores, Kansas, Dusty Springfield, Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, Michael Bolton, Isaac Hayes, Tammy Wynette, and many others. Goodrum was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000.