Ron Oates' name is a familiar one to anyone who has ever perused a CD insert or read the back of an album cover. The list of friends and artists with whom he's recorded reads like pages from a dreamscape... unreal.
A 43-year veteran of the Nashville music industry, Ron's contributions as a session pianist/keyboardist, arranger, producer, and writer/composer, are often referred to as "impeccable" by his peers. He has worked with such greats as Gladys Knight, Olivia Newton-John, Anita Pointer, Dolly Parton, The Oak Ridge Boys, Eddy Arnold, Lefty Frizzell, Lynn Anderson, Vern Gosdin, The Judds, Keith Whitley, Marty Robbins, Bobby Goldsboro, Dottie West, Billy Joe Royal, Linda Davis, Earl Thomas Conley, and the list goes on.
His credits as a producer include such diverse artists as Engelbert Humperdinck, Vern Gosdin, Holland Marie Stroud, Cristy Lane, Doug Supernaw, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, Anna Owens, Dobie Gray and many others. When the new Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum opened May 17, 2001 , Ron was honored to be the first recording pianist/arranger to be included in the museum's tribute to studio musicians. One of his famous keyboards as well as some of his hit rhythm arrangements were put on display there. Then, July 24, 2002 he was honored once again by recognition and placement in the Congressional Record by US Congressman Bob Clement of Tennessee , and US Congressman David Phelps of Illinois . In part, the honorarium states that Ron Oates is... "...one of the major creative forces behind an amazing list of hit records, and millions of record sales".
If you listen to the radio, no matter if it be rock, pop or country... you've heard Ron Oates perform. No one we've had on the show has had this much impact on music, nor has anyone we've interviewed played on so many songs, hits, even favorites.
If you are a musician seeking a career as a session player, Ron Oates is the perfect model for an ideal, respectable career in music.
Learn more about Ron Oates and his music at his website: www.RonOates.com