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Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16 , 1943 in Robbinsville, North Carolina , USA ) is an American Country Music Singer and Musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. BIOGRAPHY Milsap was born with a congenital defect that left him blindAlthough most reports state that Milsap was born blind due to congenital glaucoma, some state that he was born blind due to congenital cataracts.. He lived with his grandparents until age 6 when he was placed in the State School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina . Milsap showed musical aptitude at an early age. The school stressed classical music training but he preferred country, gospel and rhythm-and-blues. He released his first single, ''Total Disaster'', in 1963 at the age of twenty. 1972 found him working regularly at Roger Miller 's King of the Road Club in Nashville, Tennessee and he signed with RCA Records in 1973 . Milsap recorded for RCA until 1992 . During that time he created five Gold Album s, one Platinum Album and one double platinum album. He also won six Grammy Award s and eight Country Music Association awards including the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award. Milsap has recorded music with Kenny Rogers , Elvis Presley and Barry Manilow . Ronnie and his wife Joyce currently make their home in Nashville, Tennessee. Milsap enjoys his hobby of amateur (Ham) radio. More info on him can be found at: http://www.qrz.com/wb4kcg bfbgngn SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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