Ronnie McDowell
Ronnie McDowell (born March 26, 1950 in Fountain Head , Tennessee ) is an American country musician who became famous overnight with his self-written song The King Is Gone , a tribute to the recently deceased Elvis Presley . The song has sold more than five million times to date.
Life
The musician, who then lived in Portland, Tennessee, and now lives in Hendersonville , Tennessee, quickly proved that he was not going to be a “one-shot”. He immediately followed up with his second hit single, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You , which also made it to third place on the pop and country charts.
Between 1979 and 1986, McDowell was under contract with Epic Records and produced other hits that made it into the top ten. Two of them - Older Women and You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation - even stormed number one on the country charts.
In 1986 he moved to Curb Records , his record company to this day. There he immediately had another top ten hit with the single It's Only Make Believe , which he recorded in a duet with Conway Twitty, who had his breakthrough with this song in 1958.
Two years later he wrote a song called You're Never Too Old to Rock'n'Roll , which he recorded in a duet with Jerry Lee Lewis .
Ronnie McDowell is still in the music business, touring with his band The Rhythm Kings . He also occasionally performs with Elvis' original musicians such as Scotty Moore , DJ Fontana and the Jordanaires to honor the king of rock and roll.
Starting with the Dick Clark- produced biography Elvis (1979) by John Carpenter , in which Kurt Russell played the King of Rock'n'Roll , McDowell also sang numerous Elvis songs for various films and series on the subject of Elvis Presley. These include u. a. also the television films Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) with Don Johnson and Mein Leben mit Elvis ( Elvis And Me , 1988) with Dale Midkiff and the television series Elvis (1990) with Michael St. Gerard in the title role. Due to his vocal similarity, McDowell acted as an acoustic double of Presley, so to speak .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 Country
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| 1977 | The King Is Gone |
Country18 (7 weeks) Country |
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| 1978 | I Love You, I Love You, I Love You |
Country47 (6 weeks) Country |
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| 1979 | Rockin 'You Easy, Lovin' You Slow |
Country45 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1980 | Love So Many Ways |
Country59 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1981 | Good Time Lovin 'Man |
Country6 (35 weeks) Country |
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| 1982 | Love to Burn |
Country22 (17 weeks) Country |
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| 1983 | Personally |
Country23 (30 weeks) Country |
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| Country Boy's Heart |
Country56 (3 weeks) Country |
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| 1984 | Willing |
Country33 (14 weeks) Country |
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| 1986 | All tied up in love |
Country34 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1988 | I'm still missing you |
Country45 (17 weeks) Country |
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| 1991 | Your Precious Love |
Country72 (5 weeks) Country |
More albums
- 1978: A Tribute to the King
- 1980: Going, Going, Gone
- 1985: In a New York minute
- 1988: American Music
- 1992: When a Man Loves a Woman
- 1993: Country Dances
- 1996: Great Gospel Songs
- 1997: Elvis: A Tribute to the King
- 2002: Country
- 2002: Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters
- 2009: Lost in Dirty Dancing
Live albums
- 1978: Live at the Fox Theater
- 2006: Live at Church Street Station 1986
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Country
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| 1991 | Unchained Melody |
Country32 (36 weeks) Country |
More compilations
- 1982: Greatest Hits
- 1987: Older Women and Other Greatest Hits
- 1990: The Best of Ronnie McDowell
- 1994: Greatest Hits
- 1998: Now & Again: The Best of Ronnie McDowell
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Country
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| 1977 | The King Is Gone The King Is Gone |
US13 (12 weeks) US |
Country13 (9 weeks) Country |
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| I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You |
US81 (4 weeks) US |
Country5 (17 weeks) Country |
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| 1978 | Here Comes the Reason I Live The King Is Gone |
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Country15 (12 weeks) Country |
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| I just wanted you to know |
- |
Country59 (3 weeks) Country |
with The Jordanaires
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| Animal |
- |
Country68 (2 weeks) Country |
B-side of I Just Wanted You to Know
with The Jordanaires |
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| This is a holdup |
- |
Country39 (8 weeks) Country |
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| 1979 | He's a cowboy from Texas |
- |
Country68 (4 weeks) Country |
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| World's Most Perfect Woman Rockin 'You Easy, Lovin' You Slow |
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Country18 (14 weeks) Country |
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| Love Me Now Rockin 'You Easy, Lovin' You Slow |
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Country26 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Never Seen a Mountain So High |
- |
Country29 (10 weeks) Country |
B-side of Love Me Now
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| 1980 | Lovin 'a Livin' Dream Love So Many Ways |
- |
Country37 (8 weeks) Country |
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| How Far Do You Want to Go Love So Many Ways |
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Country80 (4 weeks) Country |
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| Gone going, going, gone |
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Country36 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Wandering Eyes Going, Going, Gone |
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Country2 (17 weeks) Country |
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| 1981 | Older Women Good Time Lovin 'Man |
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Country1 (16 weeks) Country |
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| Watchin 'Girls Go By Good Time Lovin' Man |
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Country4 (18 weeks) Country |
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| 1982 | I Just Cut Myself Love To Burn |
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Country11 (19 weeks) Country |
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| Step Back Love To Burn |
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Country7 (17 weeks) Country |
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| 1983 | Personally Personally |
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Country10 (19 weeks) Country |
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| You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation Personally |
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Country1 (22 weeks) Country |
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| You Made a Wanted Man of Me Country Boy's Heart |
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Country3 (23 weeks) Country |
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| 1984 | I Dream of Women Like You Country Boy's Heart |
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Country7 (19 weeks) Country |
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| I Got a Million of 'Em Willing |
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Country8 (21 weeks) Country |
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| 1985 | In a New York minute In a New York minute |
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Country5 (23 weeks) Country |
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| Love Talks In a New York Minute |
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Country9 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1986 | All Tied Up All Tied Up in Love |
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Country6 (18 weeks) Country |
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| When You Hurt, I Hurt All Tied Up in Love |
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Country37 (14 weeks) Country |
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| Lovin 'That Crazy Feelin' All Tied Up in Love |
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Country30 (14 weeks) Country |
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| 1987 | Make Me Late for Work Today |
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Country55 (8 weeks) Country |
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| It's Only Make Believe I'm Still Missing You |
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Country8 (23 weeks) Country |
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| 1988 | Suspicion I'm Still Missing You |
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Country27 (14 weeks) Country |
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| I'm Still Missing You I'm Still Missing You |
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Country36 (12 weeks) Country |
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| 1989 | Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll I'm Still Missing You |
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Country50 (7 weeks) Country |
with Jerry Lee Lewis
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| Sea of Heartbreak American Music |
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Country39 (12 weeks) Country |
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| Who'll Turn Out the Lights American Music |
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Country69 (6 weeks) Country |
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| She's a Little Past Forty The Best of Ronnie McDowell |
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Country50 (15 weeks) Country |
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| 1990 |
Unchained Melody Unchained Melody |
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Country26 (20 weeks) Country |
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More singles
- 1977: Only the Lonely
- 1977: Naturally
- 1978: Bridge Washed Out
- 1979: Kiss and Say Goodbye
- 1979: Knight in Faded Blue Jeans
- 1990: Sheet Music
- 1990: Paralyzed
- 1991: Just Out of Reach
- 1991: When a Man Loves a Woman
- 1992: Hangin 'Up My Heart
- 1993: Yippy Ti-Yi-Yo
- 1994: I'll Make Love to You
- 1994: What's It Gonna Take
- 1997: Love Me Tender (with The Elvis Originals)
- 1997: Tupelo's Too Far (with The Elvis Originals)
- 2008: Hey Mr. Oilman
- 2009: Lost In Dirty Dancing
Web links
- Biography of Ronnie McDowell on the official website
- Discography by Ronnie McDowell on the official website
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McDowell, Ronnie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fountain Head , Tennessee |