Ronnie McDowell

Ronnie McDowell
Ronnie McDowell presenting his Reflections of a King print during a concert in Florida, 2007.
Ronnie McDowell presenting his Reflections of a King print during a concert in Florida, 2007.
Background information
Birth nameRonald Dean McDowell[1]
Born (1950-03-25) March 25, 1950 (age 74)[2]
OriginPortland, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Recording Artist, Painter[3]
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1977–present
LabelsScorpion, Epic, MCA, Curb
WebsiteOfficial website

Ronald Dean McDowell Sr. (born March 25, 1950)[2] is an American country music artist, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his 1977 song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had recently died.[4] From that single onward, McDowell charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard country music charts, though he never experienced further pop success after "The King is Gone." Two of his singles – "Older Women" and "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" — reached Number One on the country charts, while eleven more reached Top Ten. He has also released more than twenty studio albums, and has been signed to Curb Records since 1986.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 217.
  3. ^ Apple, Charity. "Ronnie McDowell has dual careers". The Times-News. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Tyrrell Historical Library Collection - Singer Ronnie McDowell (1979)". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Retrieved December 1, 2019.