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Although Milsap had two previous top 15 hits-"I Hate You" and "That Girl Who Waits on Tables," both 1973-"Pure Love" is largely credited as being his career-breaking hit. Ronnie and his wife Joyce currently make their home in Nashville, Tennessee. Milsap was born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, and was raised by his father and grandparents following his parents' divorce.

Ronnie Milsap was one of the major figures of country music in the 1970s, developing a hybrid of country and pop which brought him a large audience. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late spring of the year. In 2005 Milsap resigned with RCA Records and released a new country single, 'Local Girls.' Milsap has recorded music with Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley and Barry Manilow. 4,498 (+1,049) Genre: Country, Pop, Christian. It was released in March 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Pure Love. " Pure Love" is a song recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. " Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" In the song, Eddie Rabbitt compares "pure love" to such things as milk, honey and the Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal, before pointing out that the love shared between the protagonist and his/her object of affection is "99 44⁄ 100 percent pure" (borrowing from the old Ivory soap advertising slogan).Įddie Rabbitt would later record the song as the B-side to his 1975 single " Forgive and Forget". He became country music's first successful blind singer, and one of the most successful and versatile country 'crossover' singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music music markets with hit songs. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. His mastery of country, country pop, rock, rhythm and blues, funk, pop and classical has made the singer-keyboard player a formidable entertainer who defies narrow categories. Rabbitt had tasted previous success with 70's " Kentucky Rain", sung by Elvis Presley. Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. Ronnie Milsap’s impassioned vocals and exciting acting skills have made him a favorite concert attraction for over 4 years.