Ronnie McDowell
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Ronnie McDowell is a country music singer and entertainer, who has had a number of hit records stringing from the late 1970s, to present day.
[edit] Career
Following the death of Elvis Presley in 1977, McDowell had a one-off hit with his self-penned tribute song "The King Is Gone," which he recorded on the independent Scorpion record label. The record took off immediately, gaining airplay on country and pop radio stations across the United States and around the world. To date, "The King Is Gone" has sold more than 5 million copies.
Suddenly, the young man from Portland, Tennessee was a star and he quickly proved that he was not a fluke. McDowell scored a second hit for the Scorpion label entitled "I Love You, I Love You, I Love You" before being signed by CBS Records Epic in 1979.
McDowell charted a string of hit singles and albums for Epic between 1979 and 1986. Every single release, with the exception of one, became a Top 10 hit, including the chart-toppers "Older Women" and "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation." Other hits during his Epic years included "Watching Girls Go By," "Personally," "You Made A Wanted Man Of Me," "All Tied Up," and "In A New York Minute."
McDowell toured constantly to support each album release, and consequently built a large fan base throughout the country. He sought the advice of artists such as Conway Twitty, who became his mentor and friend. Twitty helped the young singer with advice about touring, recording and entertaining the fans.
Moving to Curb Records in 1986, (his current label), McDowell scored a Top 10 hit with "It's Only Make Believe," a duet with Conway Twitty on what had been Twitty's breakthrough rock and roll hit in 1958. Two years later, McDowell teamed up with Jerry Lee Lewis for a duet that McDowell wrote, entitled "You're Never Too Old To Rock N' Roll." He also recorded yet another Top 10 hit with his cover version of the pop standard "Unchained Melody," which also became a #1 country music video. He started appearing in larger venues and touring with artists such as Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn before headlining his own shows.
Two of McDowell's most recent projects on Curb Records include an album of beach music with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters, entitled, "Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters". The second project is a new country album, entitled "Ronnie McDowell Country", a collection of six new McDowell penned songs and a few country standards by such legendary country singers and writers as Buck Owens, Harlan Howard and Dallas Frazier.
McDowell often tours with Elvis Presley's original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana, along with The Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham. They stage a tribute to Presley's music and life. McDowell sang thirty six songs on the soundtrack, "Elvis," the Dick Clark-produced television movie which featured Kurt Russell as the performer. He also was the singing voice for the television movie "Elvis And Me", the ABC television series about the early years of Presley's' career, "Elvis," and the 1997 Showtime special, "Elvis Meets Nixon."
Ronnie McDowell is still in high demand. Along with his sons Tyler McDowell and Ronnie McDowell Jr. (Drummer), McDowell continues to tour the road with his band, The Rhythm Kings, selling out shows all across America to this day.
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[edit] Albums
The King Is Gone
In a New York Minute
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
Gospel Favorites
Live at the Fox
All Tied Up In Love
Tribute to the King
Hit After Hit
Elvis (Soundtrack)
Older Women & Other Greatest Hits
Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow
I'm Still Missing You
Love So Many Ways
American Music
Going...Going...Gone
The Best of Ronnie McDowell
Good Time Lovin' Man
Unchained Melody
Love to Burn
Your Precious Love
Greatest Hits
When a Man Loves a Woman
Personally
Country Dances
Country Boy's Heart
Greatest Hits
Willing
Elvis: A Tribute to the King
I've Got a Friend in Higher Places
Now & Again: The Best of Ronnie Mc Dowell
From Me To You
How great thou art
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Ronnie McDowell with Bill
Pinkney's Original Drifters
Ronnie McDowell Country
E: 1 - The Number One's That Got Away
E: 2 - The Number One's That Got Away, and Two He Should've Done
E: 3 - The Number One's That Got Away, and Two He Should've Done
E: 4 - The Number One's That Got Away, and Two He Should've Done
Let Me Be With You Tonight
