Ronnie Milsap was born on January 16, 1943 in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA. He has been married to Joyce Reeves since October 30, 1965. They have one child.
His recording, "Never Had It So Good" (Scepter 12109) went to #19 on Billboard Magazine's R&B charts (USA) in 1965.
Country singer/guitarist/pianist.
Ronnie was born with a Congenital Glaucoma which left him almost completely blind (although he did have light vision in his left eye). He lost his remaining vision when he was at the "Governor Morehead School Of The Blind", having stood up for another student (who's name was Mack Grindstaff), got punched in the face, is when he fully lost the last bit of light in hist left eye.
First scored top 10 singles on Billboard magazine's country singles chart in 1973, with "I Hate You." His first No. 1 came in 1974, with "Pure Love." His last No. 1 hit came in 1989, with "A Woman in Love."
All told, scored 35 No. 1 hits and an additional 14 top 10 singles on Billboard's country chart.
Has a son Todd, who also happens to be his road manager.
Is a licensed amateur (ham) radio operator with the call sign WB4KCG.
He underwent constant abuse while at the Governor Morehead School Of The Blind.