Ronnie Milsap will be the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ronnie Milsap: A Legend in My Time, on February 6.
Milsap, along with Hank Cochran and Mac Wiseman, make up the newest class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is being honored for his long list of hits, including 35 that made it to number 1 on the Country singles along with a number of crossover pop hits such as It Was Almost Like a Song, (There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me, I Wouldn’t Have Missed it For the World and Any Day Now.
As part of the opening, there will be a special Conversation With Ronnie Milsap, hosted by museum writer and editor Peter Cooper, on Saturday, February 7 at 2 PM in the 750 seat CMA Theater. Milsap will discuss his early inspirations, his tumultuous path to success, his childhood abandonment and abuse, his sightlessness, and his remarkable country music career.
From the Hall of Fame press release:
Milsap arrived in Nashville on December 26, 1972, to headline the showroom at the King of the Road hotel. Having tried his luck at the Apollo Theater, the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip and the recording studios of Memphis working for Elvis, Milsap tried Nashville on the recommendation of Charley Pride. Ronnie was an immediate sensation. Within weeks, he had a manager. Within three months, he was recording hits for RCA Nashville.
Milsap is a major influence on contemporary country stars including Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Hunter Hayes. An entertainer’s entertainer, he has drawn raves from industry giants Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, John Hiatt and Stevie Wonder.
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