Happy 78th Birthday to Country Music Hall Famer Ronnie Milsap!
Ronnie Milsap was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2014. In 1976, he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Ronnie Milsap has won 8 CMA awards, 4 ACM awards (including the Pioneer Award), and 6 Grammys. He has racked up 40 #1 hit singles. 35 on the Billboard charts and 5 on other industry charts like Cashbox. Rolling Stone ranks Ronnie Milsap at #53 on their list of the “100 Greatest Country Artists Of All Time”. His song “Smoky Mountain Rain” is ranked #81 on CMT’s list of the “100 Greatest Country Songs Of All Time” and #93 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Country Songs” list. According to Wikipedia, Ronnie Milsap “was one of country music’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s” with massive pop crossover appeal.
Happy 78th Birthday to one of country music’s greatest artists – Ronnie Milsap!
— Doug O’Brien
