Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Randy Goodrum

Music

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Randy Goodrum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Randy Goodrum Marker

Inscription.
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year 1981 • Wrote You Needed Me, No. 1 Pop Song in U.S. 1978, for Anne Murray • No. 1 hits Bluer Than Blue (Michael Johnson), Brokenhearted Me (Anne Murray), What Are We Doing in Love (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West), Oh Sherrie (Steve Perry)

Hot Springs, Arkansas • Inducted 2002

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 34° 30.641′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barbara Fairchild (here, next to this marker); Hubert ‘Geese’ Ausbie (here, next to this marker); Helen Gurley Brown (here, next to this marker); Mark Davis (here, next to this marker); Steve Stephens

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(here, next to this marker); Sonny Burgess and The Pacers (here, next to this marker); The Browns (here, next to this marker); Pat Day (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Randy Goodrum (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Charles Randolph Goodrum (born July 7, 1947) is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer. Goodrum wrote number one songs in each of the four decades after his first number one hit, 1978's "You Needed Me". Goodrum's songs have appeared on the country, pop, jazz, rock, R&B and adult contemporary charts. An accomplished pianist, his music has been used extensively in film and television.
He attended Hot Springs High School, where he performed in a jazz trio, the Three Kings. Also known as the Three Blind Mice for the dark glasses they wore, the trio included Goodrum's friend Bill Clinton on saxophone. He also performed in the area with touring artists. Because he could sight read—and because Arkansas was at a "geographical crossroads" which drew a wide variety of performing musicians—Goodrum played with blues, country, jazz, R&B and rock & roll artists.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Randy Goodrum Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the rightmost of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
In a 2000 interview, he said: "Part of the reason I am so diverse is because of where I grew up. You had to be able to play it all, and do it authentically."

(Submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.