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Milsap was born with a congenital defect that left him blind. He lived with his grandparents until age 6 when he was placed in the State 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.
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.
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tararoush wrote:
he is addictive. one dose of ronnie and i have been hooked ever since. i hope he continues to work his charm for many more yr to come
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rocmaven wrote:
Ronnie Milsap is performing Valentines Day Weekend , Friday Feb 10, 2012 Secrest Auditorium Zanesville, Ohio and Saturday Feb 11, 2012 Watseka Theatre Watseka, Illinois.
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catyjane_6 wrote:
great singer just sit and take time to listen to his music ...just magic ..love it
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heavypot wrote:
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
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MilsapFan wrote:
Been a Milsap fan since 1975, my first LP was "RONNIE MILSAP LIVE", been hooked ever since.
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IRSARGE wrote:
man, Bubba can Sing !!
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lisasedge wrote:
Reminds me of sitting at my daddy's knee:)
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nolteCOD wrote:
Great songs from my childhood. :)
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rhichi wrote:
There's a beautiful song that you should consider: ONE MORE TRY FOR LOVE..
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IVANABRIANDA wrote:
SO GREAT MILSAP SONGS !!!
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hoversgirl6 wrote:
I saw him in AZ 2 years ago, he still has the best voice, have 6 tickets for Indian Ranch in MA for July 26th need to sell, can't make the concert, great seats if anyone is interested, let me know
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Marjo47 wrote:
I love this, thanks Marcy!
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IRSARGE wrote:
Smoky Mountain Rain......Man, can the boy sing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Feel free to check out and join the Country Artist of the Week group. Members can vote for their favorite country artists to be the group's "Country Artist of the Week".
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sh4n3 wrote:
Just an excellent musician.
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Tinywa wrote:
He is one of the best singer i have ever heard.
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Antonionii wrote:
Classic country!:)
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KWLTStudios wrote:
Ronnie Milsap did a concert ihere in our town of Corsicana, Tx last year 2007, though i didn't get to see him tickets went fast i heard it weas an awesome concert.
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CaptHowdy666 wrote:
Folks, Geez, use the MusicBrainz.org tagger to fix your song names this chart has ton's of incorrect or mispelled names!
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- Feb 10 Ronnie Milsap @ Secrest Auditorium Zanesville, Ohio Secrest Auditorium, 334 Shinnick Street, Zanesville, OH, United States
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