In the fall of 1964, Milsap declined a scholarship to law school and left college to pursue a full-time career in music. During this time, Milsap joined a popular local R&B band called the Dimensions that played gigs in the Atlanta area, and became a regular attraction at the rough and rowdy Royal Peacock Club. Milsap was awarded a full college scholarship and briefly attended Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia, with plans to become a lawyer. In concert, Milsap has often paid tribute to the musicians of the 1950s who inspired him including Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Presley. With the national breakthrough of Elvis Presley in 1956, Milsap became interested in rock and roll music and formed a rock band called the Apparitions with fellow high-school students. When he was 14, a slap from one of the school's houseparents caused him to lose what very limited vision he had in his left eye. Soon afterward he began studying classical music formally at Governor Morehead and learned several instruments, eventually mastering the piano. When he was 7, his instructors noticed his musical talents. ĭuring his childhood, Milsap developed a passion for music, particularly the late-night radio broadcasts of country music, gospel music, and rhythm and blues. Abandoned by his mother as an infant, he was raised in poverty by his grandparents in the Smoky Mountains until he was sent to the Governor Morehead School for the blind in Raleigh, North Carolina, at age 5. A congenital disorder left him almost completely blind from birth.

Milsap was born January 16, 1943, in Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States.

He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014. He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty.

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 became one of the most successful and versatile country ' crossover' singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. So this year I’ll be reporting on further Kentucky shows, and further Tennessee shows as well.Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. NEW IN 2018, folks I am always looking for ways to enhance what I do for you. If YOU have a show YOU would like added to my list PLEASE email me at I literally watch more than 40 venues in Nashville plus belong to many concert websites in order to bring you this coverage.

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