death_date years_active label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
12 january 2004 1978 -- 2004 bearsville records randy vanwarmer
 randy vanwarmer solo_singer march 30 , 1955 rock , pop , soft rock indian hills , colorado randall van wormer musician , singer , songwriter
randy vanwarmer

randy vanwarmer -lrb- march 30 , 1955 -- january 12 , 2004 -rrb- was an american singer-songwriter and guitarist .
his biggest success was the pop hit , `` just when i needed you most '' .
it reached # 8 on the uk singles chart in september 1979 after peaking at # 4 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 and # 1 on `` billboard '' hot adult contemporary tracks earlier that year .
he wrote several songs for the group the oak ridge boys including the # 1 u.s. country hit `` i guess it never hurts to hurt sometimes '' .
the song appeared on his 1981 album `` beat of love '' , which also included the pop tune `` suzi found a weapon '' , which hit # 55 on the billboard hot 100 .
