Charles always stood his ground for what he loved,” said Valerie Ervin, president of the Ray Charles Foundation. “He sang country music like it should be sung."Ĭharles is only the third Black artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, alongside Opry pioneer DeFord Bailey and Charley Pride. “There was one of him and only one,” said Milsap. He died in 2004.īrooks sang “Seven Spanish Angels,” one of Charles' hits with Willie Nelson, while Bettye LaVette performed “I Can't Stop Loving You.”Ĭountry Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap said he met Charles when he was a young singer and that others tried to imitate Charles, but no one could measure up. The Georgia-born singer and piano player grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry and in 1962 released “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music,” which became one of the best selling country releases of his era.īlinded and orphaned at a young age, Charles is best known for R&B, gospel and soul, but his decision to record country music changed the way the world thought about the genre, expanding audiences in the Civil Rights era.Ĭharles' version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” spent five weeks on top of the Billboard 100 chart and remains one of his most popular songs. A single rose was laid on the ground.Ĭharles' induction showcased his genre-defying country releases, which demonstrated country music's commercial appeal. Ronnie sings from a different country era, sure, but good stuff never goes out of style.Fans gathered outside the museum, drawn to a white floral bouquet outside the entrance and a small framed photo of Naomi Judd below. Which, inexplicably, was left off the CD.)Ĭomments Ronnie Milsap songs are as comfortable as a Crackle Barrel front porch rocking chair. (Editor's note: The original vinyl version of Greatest HitsĪlso contains "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World". Greatest Hits compilations are a great place to start.
This album and compare it to the 1990s country, there is a huge This was the sound of the country style back in the 1970s, where I'll have to admit: Today's country is so different compared toĪn artist such as Ronnie Milsap. The album is another great Milsap song, "What A Difference You've Started listening to "Back On My Mind Again," the main versesĪlmost sounds like The Beatles' "Octopus' Garden", yet this songĪlso has a resemblance to Randy Travis' "Forever And Amen". "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends"Īnd "Back On My Mind Again" are two unfamiliar Milsap songs to me,īut like the rest, they are good country tunes. Have one thing in common: They all played piano/keyboards - RayĬharles and Stevie Wonder, to name a few.Īnd then there's "Smoky Mountain Rain," one of my favoriteĪll-time Milsap tunes. As a blind performer, most performers of this kind "It WasĪlmost Like A Song" is just a great beautiful song, featuring his One area of Milsap's music are his great slow ballads. Great bouncy country tune, as is "Daydreams About Night Of the late Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man". "(I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man" has to be Milsap's male version Resemblance to Nesmith's as I listen to this song. In fact, Milsap's vocals does have a similar Michael Nesmith, when Nesmith branched into the country area after "I'd Be A Legend In My Time" takes me back to The Monkees' Eight of the nine songs all hit number 1 on the Greatest Hits compilation is considered "Volume 1", as itįeatures 9 great songs that were very popular in the beginning of Country's Ronnie Milsap was a very popular favorite artist, with
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