Ronnie McDowell

Ronnie McDowell ( born March 26 1950 in Fountain Head, Tennessee) is an American country musician, who became famous with his self-penned song The King Is Gone, a tribute to the recently deceased Elvis Presley, overnight. The song has sold to date more than five million copies.

The time in Portland, Tennessee, and today in Hendersonville, Tennessee, live musicians stepped quickly to the evidence that he would not be a " flash in the pan ". Immediately he dropped his second hit single I Love You, I Love You, I Love You follow that it also managed to third place in the pop and country charts.

Between 1979 and 1986, McDowell was with Epic Records and produced more hits that made ​​it into the top ten. Two of them - Older Women and You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation - stormed even number one on the country charts.

In 1986 he moved to Curb Records, his record company to this day. There, he succeeded right away another top ten hit with the single It's Only Make Believe, which he had recorded a duet with Conway Twitty, the with this song in 1958, the breakthrough was achieved.

Two years later he wrote a song called You're Never Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, which he recorded as a duet with Jerry Lee Lewis.

Ronnie McDowell is still active in the music business and makes touring with his band The Rhythm Kings. He also occasionally occurs with Elvis' original musicians such as Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana and the Jordanaires to honor the King of Rock'n'Roll.

McDowell also sang in the Dick Clark -produced TV movie My Life with Elvis (Elvis And Me ), in which Kurt Russell the King of Rock'n'Roll embodied.

Songs

Below is a list of his hits, which made ​​the jump into the top three places on the country charts:

  • The King Is Gone ( 3rd place)
  • I Love You, I Love You, I Love You ( 3rd place)
  • You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation ( # 1 )
  • You Made a Wanted Man out of Me ( 2nd place)
  • Wanderin ' Eyes ( 2nd place)
  • I Got a Million of ' order (2nd place)
  • Older Women (1st place)
  • New York Minute (2nd place)
  • Watchin 'Girls Go By (2nd place)
  • Step Back ( 3rd place)

Links and References

  • Biography of Ronnie McDowell on the official website (English)
  • Discography by Ronnie McDowell on the official website (English)
  • Ronnie McDowell sings The King is Gone (live)
  • Country Singer
  • Songwriter
  • American musician
  • Born in 1950
  • Man
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