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Life and Times of RONNIE MILSAP
Listen to Ronnie’s parting Listen to Ronnie introduce
words by Wayne Bell LOMM Reports
himself by scanning QR
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Listen to Ronnie Ronnie Lee Milsap (born With more than 40 No. 1 Hits and over 40 million albums
introduce himself by January 16, 1943) is an sold, Ronnie is one of country music’s most successful and
scanning QR code.
www.coloringbook.com/ronnie- American country music beloved crossover artists. Ronnie tours regularly, and has
milsap/helloeverybody.mp3 singer and pianist. He was many millions of fans across the globe. He resides in the
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one of country music’s most popular and influential per- Nashville area with his family.
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formers of the 1970s and 1980s. Throughout his child- http://www.ronniemilsap.com/
hood, Milsap developed a passion for music, particularly
the late-night radio broadcasts of country music, gospel The new book product When
music, and rhythm and blues. When he was seven years a Blind Man Leads the Way –
old, his instructors began to notice his musical talents. Soon The LIFE AND TIMES OF
afterward Milsap began studying classical music formally RONNIE MILSAP includes
at Governor Morehead and learned several instruments, braille while displaying some
eventually mastering the piano. special and unique features
for the sight impaired
audience, listed in the US
Department of Education
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The music portion will be a new song sung by none-other
than Mr. Ronnie Milsap and his duet partners including:
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Steven Curtis Chapman, Billy
Gibbons, Jessie Key, Little Big Town, Lucy Angel, Montgom-
ery Gentry, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton,
Leon Russell and George Strait.
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Listen to Ronnie’s parting
Listen to Ronnie introduce
words by
ing and the Milsap team. To find our more please visit himself by scanning QR
scanning QR code below
www.RonnieMilsap.com or code below
L to R: Wayne Bell, Ronnie Milsap and Johnny St. John Listen to Ronnie’s
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Photo credits LOMM scanning QR code.
He became country music’s first successful blind singer, www.coloringbook.com/ronnie-
milsap/Sendoff.mp3
and one of the most successful and versatile country “cross- www.coloringbook.com/ronnie- www.coloringbook.com/ronnie-
milsap/helloeverybody.mp3
over” singers of his time, appealing to both country and Riser House: American Music
pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, at its best From Nashville
R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits
include “It Was Almost Like a Song”, “Smoky Mountain Founded by Jennifer Johnson and
Rain”, “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me”, “I Wouldn’t Have Matt Swanson in 2016, Riser House
Missed It for the World”, “Any Day Entertainment is home to some of
Nashville’s most exciting new talent.
Now”, and “Stranger in My House”. As equal parts label, publisher, and
He is credited with six Grammy artist management, Riser House
Awards and forty No. 1 country takes an artist-first stance from
hits, third to George Strait and distribution and radio promotion to marketing, A&R, and
Conway Twitty. He was selected creative services. Artist roster includes Ronnie Milsap,
for induction into the Country Mitchell Tenpenny, Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch, and Ashley
Music Hall of Fame in 2014. McBryde, to name a few.

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