I’ve always counted “Almost Like A Song” as one of the top 10 best written, best performed songs of ALL time. You can’t help but feel the sincerity & pain in every word. The sheer depth of the concept that “it’s almost like a song, but it’s much too sad to write” sends chills up my spine to this day. Lyrics like that are so rare- finding a new way to express an emotion that almost everyone has felt. That always amazes me when it happens. Now add the fact that RM could make you believe it with every performance- that’s the rare convergence that makes me a music fan! It doesn’t happen often, but I live for moments like that...
"Smokey Mountain Rain" was a sort of intentionally similar hit song to the years earlier Elvis Presley song "Kentucky Rain". Which featured a younger pre-fame Ronnie Millsap playing the piano for Elvis on this famous hit. Another similar subject song, although in a different style, was "That's How I Got To Memphis", by Tom T. Hall.
Got to see Ronnie Milsap in concert in the early 80's as a young teenager. Scared me to death when he jumped up on top of his piano and started dancing. I was like omg!!! He's blind don't let him break his neck....lol He was an opening act for Kenny Rogers that night. Awesome show. Proud to call Ronnie Milsap a fellow North Carolinian from Black Mountain, North Carolina.
"Lost in the 50's Tonight" is fantastic. There is a quick funny scene in the official video of him driving up in a 50's convertible with girls in it. He's blind.
Ronnie is so underated. He was born blind and abandoned by his mother , raised by his grandparents before he ended up at a school for the blind. If I remember correctly he could see a little out of one eye and a student or teacher hit him and he lost all of his vision.. But he's a great piano player and singer. 40 #1 hits says it all. Thanks for the review I m glad to see great artist from so long ago still get attention and recognition that's well deserved
Almost Like A Song came out in 1977 . It was a big country hit . It was nominated for two Grammy awards . Ronnie is a genius and his autobiography was named , “It Was Almost Like A Song”. I highly recommend the book . It tells the true story of Ronnie’s upbringing in a blind school where he was experienced some abuse from his teacher . It sheds light on the legends personal life. Very moving book . I have met Ronnie twice in Texas . He’s a big sweetheart. Well known fact that most don’t know about the legend. He played piano for two of Elvis’s hit songs .”iIn The Ghetto”, and “Kentucky Rain.”.
My mother loved Ronnie Milsap. She waited on him many times when I was younger. He would drive through our little town of Somerset, Kentucky while on tour. He always requested "Thelma" as his server. When my mother passed in 2018, I received all her autographed pictures of Ronnie. It warms my heart to know that my mother made such an impact on Ronnie as he did on us with his music.
I'm 55 now and I am 100% sure ..that Ronnie Millsap is my NEW artist..just listen to the words...then the tempo goes up ...and his voice range... amazing!
I used to have it on the Old 45 record. He sang January to December! The whole year he was talking about! But he is the most underrated singer in the 🌎 World- in my opinion!😮
You did this 4 years ago?? Where was I at? Lol. I got that album since it came out and always loved Ronnie Milsap since the 70's. Got to see him in person perform too. He's great!! Thanks a million for your Reaction on this!❤😊
Ronnie Milsap is so great. My Daddy passed away in 2005 at the age of 47. When I was maybe 10 or 11, our family vacationed in the Smoky Mountains and he played Ronnie Milsap, The Statler Brothers and The Carpenters during our road trip. This was great to see. I had my Daddy back for a few minutes. Thanks. Maybe one day you can check out The Statler Brothers. They are a group I hold close to my heart. It would be hard for me to suggest a song though. I love them all.
Something that a lot of people dont know, is the Piano you hear in Kentucky Rain by Elvis is Ronnie Milsap. That would be a great song I’d love for you to react too.
Thanks for that. I didn't know, but now that you have said it and I think about Kentucky Rain... oh man... of course it is. That piano style is beautiful to listen to.
Definitely agree with you on those two songs... Ronnie pretty much invented that "piano crash" that is heard in both songs. Could listen to him all day long.... ohhhhhhhhhhhh and Don Williams.... gotta suggest him!!!!
Ronnie Milsap is another country music legend. He's been around for close to 50 years. He's blind and plays the piano so beautifully. I couldn't even guess how many hits he's had. I know back in my...crazy days I cried in a lot of beers listening to his music. He has so many beautiful songs.
Ronnie Milsap has been my favorite singer since I was 4 years old in 1974. He has 40 number 1 hits, which for a long time, was a record for individual honors, I believe Conway Twitty has more number 1 hits but many of them were duets. Ronnie is a Legend ...like the song says! ;) My favorite album was Inside Ronnie Milsap .. I bought that cassette 3 times since I played it so much it, it wouldn't play properly after a while...I now have the entire song list on my ipone. My favorite song is a toss up between It's just a room and In no time at all...but there are hundreds of others that come right after...Smokey Mountain Rain was probably his biggest hit.
I used to work with Ronnie's brother in law. They're good people. My 2 favorite songs by him is, Smokey Mountain Rain and There's a Stranger in my House. Ronnie played the piano for Elvis Presley on the recording of Kentucky Rain He said that was his inspiration for Smokey Mountain Rain.
This song just broke my heart. This was my brother's favorite song. He passed away at the age of 42. He was homeless and did not tell anyone. He went down to a river in the mountains, parked his truck and went to sleep. The police found him dead the next morning. Said he had a massive heart attack from freezing to death. This was really sad. He was a very depressed person and kept to himself.
@@jeffreygilbert8437 My husband died from leukemia at age 27. The song that always gets me is Yesterday, because one day, when it came on the radio, he very wistfully said, "I wish I had all my yesterdays back."
@@sallyatticum, I am so sorry for the loss of your husband. That is just SAD!!... That's another song that gets to me too. I feel so bad for you. How long ago was it when your husband passed away? I know grief has no time limit.
The discography of American country music singer Ronnie Milsap consists of 30 albums and 79 singles. Since releasing his first album in 1971, Milsap has had 40 number-one hits on the Billboard country chart and sold over 35 million albums.
Ronnie Milsap was born blind and he could sing and play that piano!! He had so many big hits in the 70’s and 80’s. Loved all of his music. He was so talented!❤
Awwww, that year jerkier country classic!! You need to come on and get Don Williams "Amanda", "Lord I Hope This Day is Good", 'Some Broken Hearts Never Mend", "Country Boys Like Me". I saw him in 2013 he sounded just like he was on the radio!!! I cried through the whole concert it was so good!!!
One of my all time favorite songs. It is just heart wrenching. No matter how good anyone's life has gone, every person on the planet has that one special person that they have loved and things didn't end up going the distance. You still love them and wish them well in whatever direction their life took them, but even if your own life went well, the one that you loved and lost will hold that special place in your heart until the day you die. All I have to do is close my eyes in a quiet place and I can hear her and feel her inside me like it was yesterday. No matter where I go or what I do, she will own my heart and soul until the day I die.
Yay!!!!! You got around to the Marvelous Mr. Milsap!!! One of the best voices in all of music! This song came out right when my fiance and I broke up. For years I couldn't listen to this song without crying hysterically, now I just think it's beautiful.
Beautiful song. Kind of feel like that where everybody I love dies. It’s so hard and such a sad life! Love Ronnie’s “Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”. 😢❤️🎵
WOW what a beautiful song, had me in tears. Definitely will be going on my playlist, fully understand the feelings behind the lyrics as I went through a breakup many years ago.
This just came up on my feed; Jan. 2020. I started listening, looked down and see the date. I hate it when I think its new and its not, but loved watching the reaction! This is a sad but strangely soothing song.
My parents used to have some Ronnie Milsap cassettes, and we heard his stuff on the radio a lot in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. So many fond memories of his music playing! Some of my favorites: Pure Love She Keeps the Home Fires Burning (I’m A) Stand By My Woman Man Daydreams About Night Things My Heart (There’s) No Getting Over Me Back on My Mind Again What Goes on When the Sun Goes Down Stranger in My House Don’t You Know How Much I Love You
I love your reactions, and have always loved Ronnie Milsap! This is such a sweet & sad song, makes me think about my sweet husband who passed almost 4 years ago!
My classmate and her husband have toured with Ronnie for over 30 years. Wonderful people. He even autographed a studio photo for my dad and sent it to him.
Some have called him the Ray Charles of country. Being blind, they both put their heart and soul into every song and you could always hear it and tickling the ivories was natural to them.
Belle Ferrar They did some shows together. They had their fans going. They were picking at each other about driving a car sang some songs together. Ronnie has a performance on UA-cam where he does a lot of other piano artist, including Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee. Turn your head and he’s really sounding as close as anyone can get.
My stepdad was a drummer in a band. He had keyboards at home and he would play and sing this song anytime i asked him to. He died from colan cancer! Everytime I hear this song i can still see him singing this for me.
I've loved Ronnie Millsap since i was a little girl in the 70's. He came to Billy Bob's 3 years ago, he was sick that night and had to be helped off the stage, he couldn't do the encore, we didn't get to hear this song. Even though he was sick, he put on a great performance. So glad i got to see him. ❤🎹 He told a story about meeting Ray Charles when he was 13, he'd heard about Ronnie's playing the piano, he said " Boy you're going to go far" such a great story.
Oh, that is sad.... I saw him at the Travis County Rodeo, but we were overrun by rowdy college students, as it was the Harvest Moon celebration. I was there with my then-boyfriend's mother, who wanted to leave so we didn't stay til the end.
Great Artist, 40 number 1 hits,Saw him n concert last year n Houston Tx,Arena thearte, 150 a piece tickets,Im 39 i grew up on his music thru my older brothers, The Sap is wut we say ,
I grew up on Ronnie Milsap and am going to see him in two days in concert for the second time. With 40 #1 Hits, he is one of the all-time greatest. So glad you love that song. As a piano lover, also check out Ronnie's song, "Smoky Mountain Rain." Really great piano
This song came out the year after I lost the love of my life. We had 15 beautiful months together when he suddenly died at age 24. It has been well over 40 years, I have lived a full life with children and grandchildren but just like the lyric " my broken heart cries for you each night", I still grieve for him.
This brought back a good memory for me. When this song came out, I was around 11 years old. My Mom loved it (it was constantly playing on the radio). I got home from school one day, and she had bought the sheet music and was waiting for me to play it for her on the piano. I was the only person who knew how to play the piano in our family, having been taking lessons since I was six. Mama was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the next year, and passed away when I was 15. So, thank you for bringing back a sweet memory for me from a song that I had all but forgotten. ❤
Ya, I am mostly blind. Ronnie has always been my personal hero. His voice can reach things that cannot be visualized. Lost in the Fifties Tonight... will show you how to dance a person though a wall. Unsighted persons can show you how to shapeshift. They don't understand how we can't. Ronnie is good magic. Wait til you start reviewing more blues. We are of the same atoms and we wish to vibrate love.
One of my favorite country artists. Should listen to prisoner of the highway, am I losing you, stranger in my house.....heck, too many great songs to list!
I was only 10 when I heard this song and immediately loved the melancholy melody. I'm 51 now and to this day it makes me cry. Ronnie Milsap has always been a favorite.
Saw Ronnie Milsap in concert at a county fair once his was a phenomenal piano player and singer. Yet remained humble, also had a great sense of humor at one point he walked out to the edge of the stage asked his band if he could go further his band told his yes....and the entire crowd hollored Noooo. He started laughing and told his band that he couldn't trust them went back to to finish the show. Great memories.
They were in love. January to December. Love died. Now he's alone. Country music. We don't know why. Insert your own sad feelings. Sing along. Cry. Feel better. Love it.
Ronnie Millsap has many songs that, based on what you have said you liked before, you would probably like. One, "Lost In The Fiftys Tonight", is a mid 80s tribute to the songs of the 50s. It came out when I was 18, in 1985. And was a tribute to my dad's era of music, the doo-wop era, or in this case slow dance type of music. I guess you'd call it. I loved the song, and most of those "new to me" older songs. But I never saw the 1985 video till just now. "Lost In The 50s Tonight", 1985, Ronnie Millsap ua-cam.com/video/uHD4kGY7tbs/v-deo.html
I had one of his songs played at mine and my husband's wedding. What a difference you made in my life. A very true song for us. Standing there looking at each other while that song played seemed like forever standing in front of so many people. I just kept looking at him and thinking all kinds of happy thoughts. Saying things in my mind to him. Ronnie Milsaps has some great songs. I love the one you played. He's going to be in Memphis I think during Elvis week or sometime doing a show I think Elvis related. Whatever he does will be fantastic.
Ronnie Milsap, the third greatest songwriter and pianist in Country Crossover music wrote this song, sang and played it and no one has come close to reaching the emotional angst of the song as only he could! Hey dude... thanks for serving the Lord and our country... semper fidelis brother!
You have chosen a great song to feature. Ronnie Milsap is a great musician as you have heard. He has a great voice. I love this arrangement: Go back through it again and listen to the guitar fills, then listen to the background singers. This recording is a masterpiece! Thanks MRM: I like your content!
Oh my gosh I haven't heard this beautiful song from a beautiful artist in sooooo long. To think he was blind at birth and to have gone onto success as he did 🤗. Always enjoy listening to him play.....thanks for this 👍💞. My first interaction with him was my stepdad had his album....81, I was13.
Before I knew my wife,she ran room service at The Directory hotel in Tulsa. This was very late 70s or very early 80s. Ronnie had done a show and came back to his room. Sounds like the entire band was there. It was late,so, Theresa took it up herself. In the room, taking care of the tip, Ronnie announced “Boys, I don’t know what she looks like,but, she smells wonderful!” 😂🤣 Told her to never run out of that perfume.
Thank you for playing Ronnie Milsap.He is so underrated. His music was played a lot on easy listening radio.Loved it. They grew apart.The flame became a dying ember.
Modern Renaissance Man - I always took it as she died. The lyrics state "we had such a perfect year" and then "ALL AT ONCE, YOU WEREN'T THERE".. The "all at once you weren't there" means she passed away is the way I always took it. God bless.
Yes please do more Ronnie ,he is my Idol got to see him and got a pearl guitar pick embossed in gold letters his name will never forget that one concert of a lifetime "thanks"
I'm glad you did a song. Your song reviews are the reason I started watching you. I loved watching you discover Elvis. But sadly, I rarely watch the other videos. If that's where your heart leads you then that's ok, but I would really like to see more songs again. I think you would like the live version of "Lady" or "Ruby" by Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers. Many people don't realize they are good friends and they have a lot of fun on stage together.
Ronnie is such a great guy in person..as a older teenager in Kentucky in the early 80s, I worked a summer at Beech Bend Park near Bowling Green Kentucky and he was one of the owners, he used to come all the time from Nashville, which was only 60 miles away on 65. He talked to the employees very nicely everytime he was there.
Not bad for someone singing and playing the piano at the same time and oh by the way he's blind. My favorite song is Let's Take the Long Way Around the World. I think that's the name. It was written by a woman who had saved with her husband all the years they worked so that they could go on a World vacation and her husband died shortly before they were going to go. I was in my twenties when I started listening to Ronnie Milsap and it was because I was listening to all country music and have continued into my sixties.
ANOTHER ALBUM FROM MY PAST. RONNIE MILSAP WAS UNDERRATED BY MANY BUT COMPOSED AND SANG SOME GREAT SONGS. HE WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD WHEN HE JOINED UP WITH LOS LONELY BOYS. THAT WAS A KILLER SESSION.
I’ve always counted “Almost Like A Song” as one of the top 10 best written, best performed songs of ALL time. You can’t help but feel the sincerity & pain in every word. The sheer depth of the concept that “it’s almost like a song, but it’s much too sad to write” sends chills up my spine to this day. Lyrics like that are so rare- finding a new way to express an emotion that almost everyone has felt. That always amazes me when it happens. Now add the fact that RM could make you believe it with every performance- that’s the rare convergence that makes me a music fan! It doesn’t happen often, but I live for moments like that...
Ronnie Milsap is another great artist and he has many great songs! I really like "Smokey Mountain Rain".
Thats a great one too i like i wouldn't have missed it for the world too
"Smokey Mountain Rain" was a sort of intentionally similar hit song to the years earlier Elvis Presley song "Kentucky Rain". Which featured a younger pre-fame Ronnie Millsap playing the piano for Elvis on this famous hit.
Another similar subject song, although in a different style, was "That's How I Got To Memphis", by Tom T. Hall.
"Pure Love" & "Daydreams About Night Things" & "Stranger In My House" are great too.
Yeah, was going to say "Smokey Mountain Rain" is a fantastic song.
He doesn't get a fraction of the recognition he deserves.
Got to see Ronnie Milsap in concert in the early 80's as a young teenager. Scared me to death when he jumped up on top of his piano and started dancing. I was like omg!!! He's blind don't let him break his neck....lol He was an opening act for Kenny Rogers that night. Awesome show. Proud to call Ronnie Milsap a fellow North Carolinian from Black Mountain, North Carolina.
"Lost in the 50's Tonight" is fantastic. There is a quick funny scene in the official video of him driving up in a 50's convertible with girls in it. He's blind.
OldBoiler62 - I got to see him when I was a teenager in the 80’s - Fantastic showman and artist!!
that is his song, She Loves My Car (first country artist EVER to appear on MTV)
Ronnie is so underated. He was born blind and abandoned by his mother , raised by his grandparents before he ended up at a school for the blind. If I remember correctly he could see a little out of one eye and a student or teacher hit him and he lost all of his vision.. But he's a great piano player and singer. 40 #1 hits says it all. Thanks for the review I m glad to see great artist from so long ago still get attention and recognition that's well deserved
Almost Like A Song came out in 1977 . It was a big country hit . It was nominated for two Grammy awards . Ronnie is a genius and his autobiography was named , “It Was Almost Like A Song”. I highly recommend the book . It tells the true story of Ronnie’s upbringing in a blind school where he was experienced some abuse from his teacher .
It sheds light on the legends personal life. Very moving book . I have met Ronnie twice in Texas . He’s a big sweetheart.
Well known fact that most don’t know about the legend. He played piano for two of Elvis’s hit songs .”iIn The Ghetto”, and “Kentucky Rain.”.
My mother loved Ronnie Milsap. She waited on him many times when I was younger. He would drive through our little town of Somerset, Kentucky while on tour. He always requested "Thelma" as his server. When my mother passed in 2018, I received all her autographed pictures of Ronnie. It warms my heart to know that my mother made such an impact on Ronnie as he did on us with his music.
Angella Campbell I grew up in McCreary County
Matthew Sewell I learned to drive on Rock Creek!
Half of my family are from there!
I'm 55 now and I am 100% sure ..that Ronnie Millsap is my NEW artist..just listen to the words...then the tempo goes up ...and his voice range... amazing!
I used to have it on the Old 45 record. He sang January to December! The whole year he was talking about! But he is the most underrated singer in the 🌎 World- in my opinion!😮
You did this 4 years ago?? Where was I at? Lol. I got that album since it came out and always loved Ronnie Milsap since the 70's. Got to see him in person perform too. He's great!! Thanks a million for your Reaction on this!❤😊
Ronnie Milsap is so great. My Daddy passed away in 2005 at the age of 47. When I was maybe 10 or 11, our family vacationed in the Smoky Mountains and he played Ronnie Milsap, The Statler Brothers and The Carpenters during our road trip. This was great to see. I had my Daddy back for a few minutes. Thanks.
Maybe one day you can check out The Statler Brothers. They are a group I hold close to my heart. It would be hard for me to suggest a song though. I love them all.
A sad,beautiful and awesome song 😁I'm a Ronnie Milsap fan 💚 a very talented person...Love all his songs 👍👍👍
brendapaddlety2413- I agree! We sure have that in common!!!😊
Ronnie Milsap is blind but could sing and play that piano. Had a lot of country hits
Bare bone . Faccts....nothing more 😅
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS OF ALL TIME RONNIE MILSAP IS AN AMAZING ARTIST
Something that a lot of people dont know, is the Piano you hear in Kentucky Rain by Elvis is Ronnie Milsap. That would be a great song I’d love for you to react too.
Thanks for that. I didn't know, but now that you have said it and I think about Kentucky Rain... oh man... of course it is. That piano style is beautiful to listen to.
I had no idea wow
I didn't, thanks for info. Ronnie is so talented.
I've been asking for KY Rain for awhile. It's my all time favorite song. Don't know if he'll ever get to it. Hopefully, someday.
Definitely agree with you on those two songs... Ronnie pretty much invented that "piano crash" that is heard in both songs. Could listen to him all day long.... ohhhhhhhhhhhh and Don Williams.... gotta suggest him!!!!
Ronnie Milsap is another country music legend. He's been around for close to 50 years. He's blind and plays the piano so beautifully. I couldn't even guess how many hits he's had. I know back in my...crazy days I cried in a lot of beers listening to his music. He has so many beautiful songs.
He was playing in Riverside Iowa and is coming back again. I wish I would've went the first time he was here
Shirley D I think it was 35 or more #1 hits...
@@StephenHolmstock no recheck that
Ronnie Milsap has been my favorite singer since I was 4 years old in 1974. He has 40 number 1 hits, which for a long time, was a record for individual honors, I believe Conway Twitty has more number 1 hits but many of them were duets. Ronnie is a Legend ...like the song says! ;) My favorite album was Inside Ronnie Milsap .. I bought that cassette 3 times since I played it so much it, it wouldn't play properly after a while...I now have the entire song list on my ipone. My favorite song is a toss up between It's just a room and In no time at all...but there are hundreds of others that come right after...Smokey Mountain Rain was probably his biggest hit.
This song is so sad yet beautiful at the same time
Then he came back to MUSCLE SHOALS TORECORD STRANGER IN MY HOUSE!
You picked his best song to review. You should give “Smokey Mountain Rain” a try next.
My favorite Ronnie Milsap song.
This was a beautiful song and he"s one of the great Masters!!! Elvis hired him to play in his band when he was a teenager...
great singer live, have all his songs his voice is the best..
I used to work with Ronnie's brother in law. They're good people.
My 2 favorite songs by him is, Smokey Mountain Rain and There's a Stranger in my House.
Ronnie played the piano for Elvis Presley on the recording of Kentucky Rain He said that was his inspiration for Smokey Mountain Rain.
This song won a Grammy for best song of the year
This song just broke my heart. This was my brother's favorite song. He passed away at the age of 42. He was homeless and did not tell anyone. He went down to a river in the mountains, parked his truck and went to sleep. The police found him dead the next morning. Said he had a massive heart attack from freezing to death. This was really sad. He was a very depressed person and kept to himself.
Music is such a strong reminder of profoundly sad things. So sorry.
@frazzled Thanks so much. It really is hard to lose someone especially when they are so young and he had so much to live for.
@@sallyatticum Yes it really is. Thank you so much for your reply.
@@jeffreygilbert8437 My husband died from leukemia at age 27. The song that always gets me is Yesterday, because one day, when it came on the radio, he very wistfully said, "I wish I had all my yesterdays back."
@@sallyatticum, I am so sorry for the loss of your husband. That is just SAD!!... That's another song that gets to me too. I feel so bad for you. How long ago was it when your husband passed away? I know grief has no time limit.
This is one of my top five songs from Ronnie. He has had multiple hits. And, he’s got a cool name! LOL
The discography of American country music singer Ronnie Milsap consists of 30 albums and 79 singles. Since releasing his first album in 1971, Milsap has had 40 number-one hits on the Billboard country chart and sold over 35 million albums.
Ronnie Milsap was born blind and he could sing and play that piano!! He had so many big hits in the 70’s and 80’s. Loved all of his music. He was so talented!❤
One of my favorite songs of all time. I will never forget that piano at the beginning & the end.
*Ronnie Milsap, Another Blind Artist With A String Of Hits Songs*
Written by the legendary Hal David!
I'm so glad I was able to see him twice in concert! He is phenomenal...
Ronnie is a gift to me. Graduated high school in 1984 and a fan of country since the early 70's.
His beautiful voice and piano keys collide in ecstasy! Love him💕
He plays the piano and sings so beautifully I love a lot of his songs.
Awwww, that year jerkier country classic!! You need to come on and get Don Williams "Amanda", "Lord I Hope This Day is Good", 'Some Broken Hearts Never Mend", "Country Boys Like Me". I saw him in 2013 he sounded just like he was on the radio!!! I cried through the whole concert it was so good!!!
From that long ago Fall of '76 ------------a true heart breaker. RIP Ronnie.
He's a country music legend.
One of my all time favorite songs. It is just heart wrenching. No matter how good anyone's life has gone, every person on the planet has that one special person that they have loved and things didn't end up going the distance. You still love them and wish them well in whatever direction their life took them, but even if your own life went well, the one that you loved and lost will hold that special place in your heart until the day you die. All I have to do is close my eyes in a quiet place and I can hear her and feel her inside me like it was yesterday. No matter where I go or what I do, she will own my heart and soul until the day I die.
Everybody has that one person that will hold a place in their heart until they die.
Love Ronnie Millsap,I'm having daydreams about night things is my personal favorite by him.
I remember singing that at the top of my lungs as a 8 yr old not having a clue what it meant lol!!!!
Yay!!!!! You got around to the Marvelous Mr. Milsap!!! One of the best voices in all of music! This song came out right when my fiance and I broke up. For years I couldn't listen to this song without crying hysterically, now I just think it's beautiful.
Beautiful song. Kind of feel like that where everybody I love dies. It’s so hard and such a sad life! Love Ronnie’s “Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”. 😢❤️🎵
WOW what a beautiful song, had me in tears. Definitely will be going on my playlist, fully understand the feelings behind the lyrics as I went through a breakup many years ago.
A lot of respect for our blind singers like Ronnie ,Terry Gibbs, Ray Charles, Jeff Healey singer-songwriters and all around amazing artists.
Stevie Wonder......don't know how much songs he wrote.......maybe none. I'm not sure.
Ronnie Milsap is one of my all time favorite singers ICONIC!
Mine too
This just came up on my feed; Jan. 2020. I started listening, looked down and see the date. I hate it when I think its new and its not, but loved watching the reaction! This is a sad but strangely soothing song.
Love Ronnie .....Smokey Mountain Rain .Back on My Mind ...Any Day Now and He Got You
This man has a God given talent. Voice and piano playing.
Glad you did this one because it had and still does have a very special meaning to me.again thank you.
My parents used to have some Ronnie Milsap cassettes, and we heard his stuff on the radio a lot in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. So many fond memories of his music playing!
Some of my favorites:
Pure Love
She Keeps the Home Fires Burning
(I’m A) Stand By My Woman Man
Daydreams About Night Things
My Heart
(There’s) No Getting Over Me
Back on My Mind Again
What Goes on When the Sun Goes Down
Stranger in My House
Don’t You Know How Much I Love You
I love the music of Ronnie Milsap
Grew up listening to Ronnie and other country artists. Great song.
I love your reactions, and have always loved Ronnie Milsap!
This is such a sweet & sad song, makes me think about my sweet husband who passed almost 4 years ago!
Awww
A very sad song. To me, it sounds like a love that ended in a break-up. 😢 Sad, but a hit for Ronnie Milsap. 😊🌹
My classmate and her husband have toured with Ronnie for over 30 years. Wonderful people. He even autographed a studio photo for my dad and sent it to him.
Some have called him the Ray Charles of country. Being blind, they both put their heart and soul into every song and you could always hear it and tickling the ivories was natural to them.
Belle Ferrar They did some shows together. They had their fans going. They were picking at each other about driving a car sang some songs together. Ronnie has a performance on UA-cam where he does a lot of other piano artist, including Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee. Turn your head and he’s really sounding as close as anyone can get.
My stepdad was a drummer in a band. He had keyboards at home and he would play and sing this song anytime i asked him to. He died from colan cancer! Everytime I hear this song i can still see him singing this for me.
I've loved Ronnie Millsap since i was a little girl in the 70's. He came to Billy Bob's 3 years ago, he was sick that night and had to be helped off the stage, he couldn't do the encore, we didn't get to hear this song. Even though he was sick, he put on a great performance. So glad i got to see him. ❤🎹 He told a story about meeting Ray Charles when he was 13, he'd heard about Ronnie's playing the piano, he said " Boy you're going to go far" such a great story.
Oh, that is sad.... I saw him at the Travis County Rodeo, but we were overrun by rowdy college students, as it was the Harvest Moon celebration. I was there with my then-boyfriend's mother, who wanted to leave so we didn't stay til the end.
Laura Kay. She's a meanie for making you leave😠
Great Artist, 40 number 1 hits,Saw him n concert last year n Houston Tx,Arena thearte, 150 a piece tickets,Im 39 i grew up on his music thru my older brothers, The Sap is wut we say ,
I had this greatest hits album on vinyl. One of the first records I ever owned.
Great album...truly :)
I grew up on Ronnie Milsap and am going to see him in two days in concert for the second time. With 40 #1 Hits, he is one of the all-time greatest. So glad you love that song. As a piano lover, also check out Ronnie's song, "Smoky Mountain Rain." Really great piano
One of the best covert ever. He is blind in both eyes. Self taught...
This song came out the year after I lost the love of my life. We had 15 beautiful months together when he suddenly died at age 24. It has been well over 40 years, I have lived a full life with children and grandchildren but just like the lyric " my broken heart cries for you each night", I still grieve for him.
Wow, I loved Ronnie Milsap. I forgot all about him, thanks for being him back.
This brought back a good memory for me. When this song came out, I was around 11 years old. My Mom loved it (it was constantly playing on the radio). I got home from school one day, and she had bought the sheet music and was waiting for me to play it for her on the piano. I was the only person who knew how to play the piano in our family, having been taking lessons since I was six. Mama was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the next year, and passed away when I was 15. So, thank you for bringing back a sweet memory for me from a song that I had all but forgotten. ❤
Ronnie Milsap is very talented. He plays the piano in Elvis's Kentucky Rain.
She fell out of love with him, that's the "Dying Ember" he speaks of. Jan-Dec is the time frame all was well.
Or she could have passed away at a very young age.
Ya, I am mostly blind. Ronnie has always been my personal hero. His voice can reach things that cannot be visualized. Lost in the Fifties Tonight... will show you how to dance a person though a wall. Unsighted persons can show you how to shapeshift. They don't understand how we can't. Ronnie is good magic. Wait til you start reviewing more blues. We are of the same atoms and we wish to vibrate love.
Love Ronnie he is one of the greatest ❣️
This & Lost in the Fifties Tonight are my favorites of his. Both are super mellow & beautiful.
One of my favorite country artists. Should listen to prisoner of the highway, am I losing you, stranger in my house.....heck, too many great songs to list!
I was only 10 when I heard this song and immediately loved the melancholy melody. I'm 51 now and to this day it makes me cry. Ronnie Milsap has always been a favorite.
Same for me but I'm one year older :)
Saw Ronnie Milsap in concert at a county fair once his was a phenomenal piano player and singer. Yet remained humble, also had a great sense of humor at one point he walked out to the edge of the stage asked his band if he could go further his band told his yes....and the entire crowd hollored Noooo. He started laughing and told his band that he couldn't trust them went back to to finish the show. Great memories.
Puts on the most beautiful concert!!!
They were in love. January to December. Love died. Now he's alone. Country music. We don't know why. Insert your own sad feelings. Sing along. Cry. Feel better. Love it.
Ronnie Millsap has many songs that, based on what you have said you liked before, you would probably like.
One, "Lost In The Fiftys Tonight", is a mid 80s tribute to the songs of the 50s. It came out when I was 18, in 1985. And was a tribute to my dad's era of music, the doo-wop era, or in this case slow dance type of music. I guess you'd call it.
I loved the song, and most of those "new to me" older songs. But I never saw the 1985 video till just now.
"Lost In The 50s Tonight", 1985, Ronnie Millsap
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I had one of his songs played at mine and my husband's wedding. What a difference you made in my life. A very true song for us. Standing there looking at each other while that song played seemed like forever standing in front of so many people. I just kept looking at him and thinking all kinds of happy thoughts. Saying things in my mind to him. Ronnie Milsaps has some great songs. I love the one you played. He's going to be in Memphis I think during Elvis week or sometime doing a show I think Elvis related. Whatever he does will be fantastic.
Ronnie Milsap, the third greatest songwriter and pianist in Country Crossover music wrote this song, sang and played it and no one has come close to reaching the emotional angst of the song as only he could! Hey dude... thanks for serving the Lord and our country... semper fidelis brother!
You have chosen a great song to feature. Ronnie Milsap is a great musician as you have heard. He has a great voice. I love this arrangement: Go back through it again and listen to the guitar fills, then listen to the background singers. This recording is a masterpiece! Thanks MRM: I like your content!
Thank you so much for reacting to this. I thought you would enjoy it. It’s my favorite song by Milsap. I love music between the 50s and 90s.
Oh yes! “Stranger in my house!” Another great one! ❤️🤘🏼✌️
Yes, it was written by former Cincinnati Bengals player Mike Reid. My favorite Milsap song so totally fitting. WHO DEY?!
"January Thru December, We Had Such A Perfect Year. Than The Flames Became A Dying Ember. All At Once, You Weren't Here".
Oh my gosh I haven't heard this beautiful song from a beautiful artist in sooooo long. To think he was blind at birth and to have gone onto success as he did 🤗. Always enjoy listening to him play.....thanks for this 👍💞. My first interaction with him was my stepdad had his album....81, I was13.
This is why you are my favorite reaction man,Ronnie Milsap is my favorite singer of all time...Thank You for doing this..God Bless!!
Good music good times back then. Miss those days
9mg!!!!! I haven't heard any of his songs in years please do more
Love Ronnie Millsap such a talented man. I love a good story song. I love when the song gets you to smile.
Love it when the singer, and Ronny Milsap is one of the best, hits that high note right in the middle and you break out in that big grin!
Before I knew my wife,she ran room service at The Directory hotel in Tulsa. This was very late 70s or very early 80s. Ronnie had done a show and came back to his room. Sounds like the entire band was there. It was late,so, Theresa took it up herself. In the room, taking care of the tip, Ronnie announced “Boys, I don’t know what she looks like,but, she smells wonderful!” 😂🤣 Told her to never run out of that perfume.
Thank you for playing Ronnie Milsap.He is so underrated. His music was played a lot on easy listening radio.Loved it.
They grew apart.The flame became a dying ember.
Modern Renaissance Man - I always took it as she died. The lyrics state "we had such a perfect year" and then "ALL AT ONCE, YOU WEREN'T THERE".. The "all at once you weren't there" means she passed away is the way I always took it. God bless.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank You!!! I requested this a while back!
Yes please do more Ronnie ,he is my Idol got to see him and got a pearl guitar pick embossed in gold letters his name will never forget that one concert of a lifetime "thanks"
I'm glad you did a song. Your song reviews are the reason I started watching you. I loved watching you discover Elvis. But sadly, I rarely watch the other videos. If that's where your heart leads you then that's ok, but I would really like to see more songs again. I think you would like the live version of "Lady" or "Ruby" by Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers. Many people don't realize they are good friends and they have a lot of fun on stage together.
You may want to check out "Any Day Now" & "Smokey Mountain Rain". Ronnie is a tremendously talented artist.
What a great song Milsap 1976 incredible vocals!
M.R.M Ronnie Milsap is a great entertainer and has a wonderful singer
Ronnie is such a great guy in person..as a older teenager in Kentucky in the early 80s, I worked a summer at Beech Bend Park near Bowling Green Kentucky and he was one of the owners, he used to come all the time from Nashville, which was only 60 miles away on 65. He talked to the employees very nicely everytime he was there.
Love Ronnie Milsap. My favorite song of his is Stranger in my House.
Not bad for someone singing and playing the piano at the same time and oh by the way he's blind. My favorite song is Let's Take the Long Way Around the World. I think that's the name. It was written by a woman who had saved with her husband all the years they worked so that they could go on a World vacation and her husband died shortly before they were going to go. I was in my twenties when I started listening to Ronnie Milsap and it was because I was listening to all country music and have continued into my sixties.
ANOTHER ALBUM FROM MY PAST. RONNIE MILSAP WAS UNDERRATED BY MANY BUT COMPOSED AND SANG SOME GREAT SONGS. HE WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD WHEN HE JOINED UP WITH LOS LONELY BOYS. THAT WAS A KILLER SESSION.