Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap in a sequined black suit and sunglasses, seated at a piano while singing into a microphone
Milsap in 2019
Background information
Birth nameRonald Lee Millsaps
Born (1943-01-16) January 16, 1943 (age 83)
Robbinsville, North Carolina, U.S.
GenresCountry, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Years active1963–2023
Labels
Spouse(s)
Joyce Reeves
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(m. 1965; died 2021)​
Websiteronniemilsap.com

Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He won six Grammy Awards and has had 35 number-one country hits, fourth to George Strait, Conway Twitty, and Merle Haggard. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

Milsap was born January 16, 1943, in Robbinsville, North Carolina. A congenital disorder left him almost completely blind from birth.

References

  1. ↑ Ronnie Lee Milsap oldies.com Retrieved 21 November 2024
  2. ↑ Goldsmith, Thomas. "Ronnie Milsap". countrymusichalloffame.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Country Hall of Fame Taps Ronnie Milsap, Mac Wiseman, Hank Cochran". Rolling Stone. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 848/9. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.

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