Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music sing… Read Full Bio ↴Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became country music's first well-known blind singer, and one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music music markets with successful songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements.
Milsap was born in Robbinsville, North Carolina with a congenital disorder that left him almost completely blind. He was abandoned by his mother as an infant and raised by his grandparents until the age of five, when he was sent to the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Milsap showed musical aptitude at an early age. The school stressed classical music training but he preferred country, gospel and rhythm-and-blues. He released his first single, Total Disaster, in 1963 at the age of twenty. This was followed by several Ashford And Simpson, compositions, including the memorable "Let's Go Get Stoned", which, unfortunately for Milsap, was relegated to a b-side. A few months later it would become a million-selling single for the more popular blind pianist, Ray Charles. 1972 found him working regularly at Roger Miller's King of the Road Club in Nashville, Tennessee and he signed with RCA Records in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s with songs that made his name familiar to pop as well as country audiences, such as "It Was Almost Like A Song," "{There's) No Gettin' Over Me," "Smoky Mountain Rain," "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World," and a remake of Chuck Jackson's "Any Day Now" (which was named Billboard magazine's Number One Adult Contemporary hit of 1982). Milsap recorded for RCA until 1992. During that time he created five gold albums, one platinum album and one double platinum album. He also won six Grammy Awards and eight Country Music Association awards including the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award. In 2005 Milsap resigned with RCA Records and released a new country single, "Local Girls."
Milsap has recorded music with Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley and Barry Manilow.
Ronnie and his wife Joyce currently make their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Milsap enjoys his hobby of amateur (Ham) radio. More info on him can be found at: http://www.qrz.com/wb4kcg
Milsap was born in Robbinsville, North Carolina with a congenital disorder that left him almost completely blind. He was abandoned by his mother as an infant and raised by his grandparents until the age of five, when he was sent to the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Milsap showed musical aptitude at an early age. The school stressed classical music training but he preferred country, gospel and rhythm-and-blues. He released his first single, Total Disaster, in 1963 at the age of twenty. This was followed by several Ashford And Simpson, compositions, including the memorable "Let's Go Get Stoned", which, unfortunately for Milsap, was relegated to a b-side. A few months later it would become a million-selling single for the more popular blind pianist, Ray Charles. 1972 found him working regularly at Roger Miller's King of the Road Club in Nashville, Tennessee and he signed with RCA Records in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s with songs that made his name familiar to pop as well as country audiences, such as "It Was Almost Like A Song," "{There's) No Gettin' Over Me," "Smoky Mountain Rain," "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World," and a remake of Chuck Jackson's "Any Day Now" (which was named Billboard magazine's Number One Adult Contemporary hit of 1982). Milsap recorded for RCA until 1992. During that time he created five gold albums, one platinum album and one double platinum album. He also won six Grammy Awards and eight Country Music Association awards including the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award. In 2005 Milsap resigned with RCA Records and released a new country single, "Local Girls."
Milsap has recorded music with Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley and Barry Manilow.
Ronnie and his wife Joyce currently make their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Milsap enjoys his hobby of amateur (Ham) radio. More info on him can be found at: http://www.qrz.com/wb4kcg
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Ronnie Milsap Lyrics
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me Well, you can walk out on me tonight If you think…
A Woman in Love No matter what you do or say She's always got to…
Am I Losing You Am I losing you? Are my fears coming true? How I wish…
Any Day Now Any day now I will hear you say "Goodbye, my love" And…
Back On My Mind Again I took some time To clear my mind To give my mind…
Cowboys and Clowns I'll always remember the song they were playin' The first ti…
Daydreams About Night Things I'm having daydreams about night things In the middle of the…
Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) You make my eyes run over all the time You're…
Don't You Know How Much I Love You Why must you disappear Why must you go when I need…
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Happy, happy, birthday baby Although you're with somebody ne…
He Got You He got the sunshine, I got the rain He got your…
How Do I Turn You On I'd like to be a fly on your wall, When you…
I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World Our paths may never cross again Maybe my heart will never…
In Love I can feel you wantin' to fall whenever I'm with…
Inside She tries for the honesty but the truth just gets…
It Was Almost Like a Song Once in every life Someone comes along And you came to me It…
Just in Case It's over, I know you're going away If you can't stay…
Let My Love Be Your Pillow When you need a good friend well here I am And…
Let's Take the Long Way Around the World In the daily rush of things if we stop to…
Lost in the Fifties Tonight Close your eyes, baby Follow my heart Call on the memories H…
Make No Mistake She's Mine Don't call her up anymore 'Cause I don't want to hear…
My Heart I'll take a long vacation I need a change of scenery I'll…
Nobody Likes Sad Songs You've seen the way I entertain the crowd I used to…
Only One Love in My Life So many times These few dreams of mine Seem hidden behind …
Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends This could be our last goodnight together We may never pass…
Pure Love Pure love, baby it's pure love Milk and honey and Captain…
She Keeps The Home Fires Burning Crack of dawn I hit the road, set my shoulders…
Show Her You can tell her That you love her, A hundred different ways…
Since I Don't Have You When you walked out on me In walked the misery And he's…
Smoky Mountain Rain I thumbed my way from LA back to Knoxville I found…
Snap Your Fingers I cried a river washing your mem'ry away And I finally…
Still Losing You It came to me again tonight Here in this smoky…
Stranger in My House There's a silence here between us I've never heard before An…
Stranger Things Have Happened Stranger Things Have Happened Lyrics I keep talking to your…
Too Late to Worry Too Blue to Cry I broke your heart dear I was untrue And now I've lost…
What a Difference You've Made in My Life What, a, difference you've made in my life What a difference…
What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down Sometimes love can sure get lost in the daytime And working…
Where Do the Nights Go Without you in my life every night seemed like a…
Why Don't You Spend The Night How did it get so late Where did the night go…