Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap ( born January 16, 1944 in Robbinsville, North Carolina ) is an American country and pop singer, with 40 No. 1 hits on the country charts one of the most successful crossover artists of the 1970s and 80s was.
- 2.1 albums
- 2.2 Singles
Biography
Childhood and youth
The was brought up by the early divorce of his parents by father and grandparents by glaucoma blind from birth Milsap. Even as a child fell on his musical talent, and he was trained in classical music. His real interest, however, was the country music and later rock ' n ' roll. Even at school he formed his first band. Thanks to good testimonies he received a college scholarship, but renounced in favor of a career as a musician.
The first successes
Milsaps entered the music scene as a member of the band succeeded by JJ Cale. A little later he formed his own group, which played a mixture of country and blues and the late sixties with Never Had It So Good had a minor hit. In 1969 he moved with his band to Memphis, where he worked as a studio musician. Among other things, he participated in recordings of Elvis Presley. He also had regular appearances at a local club. In 1970, he was also placed with Loving You Is a Natural Thing in pop charts. A year later he released his first album.
Career
1973 Milsap moved to Nashville, the heart of country music. Here he was supervised by the manager Charley Prides, Jack D. Johnson. In the same year he received a recording contract by RCA. His first single I Hate You made it into the Top Ten on the country charts. The following year he scored three consecutive number - one hits.
It was the time when country music was dominated by the mainstream and pop sounds, and so came Milsaps pleasing music to the general public. He made an almost unprecedented series of a total of 40 number - one hits, some of which are listed in the pop charts. Of his five albums reached Gold status and he won six Grammys, among others, as the best country singer and became the CMA Entertainer of the Year named.
1988 had to undergo vocal cord surgery, but without complications Milsap. His sales eased gradually. In the country music now gave the neo- traditionalists the tone. Ronnie Milsap oriented itself toward the pop music; his arrangements were fuller. 1990 his two greatest-hits albums were certified platinum. After a few flops, he moved to Liberty Records in 1992, but again he could not build on the previous successes.