Country soul titan Ronnie Milsap unfolds duets album and tour dates

“Milsap Magic,” the 11th studio album released by Ronnie Milsap on March 18, 1980, via RCA Victor. Climbing to No. 137 Pop, No. 3 C&W on Billboard, the record yielded two number one singles — “Why Don’t You Spend the Night” and “My Heart.” Milsap appears to be standing on the deck of a white boat with red trim surrounded by a scenic lake and mountains. Image Credit: Music Stack / Sony Music Entertainment

Revered country soul ambassador Ronnie Milsap is poised to unleash his next round of U.S. tour dates in a city near you. Speaking by phone from his Nashville, Tennessee home, the talented blind piano extraordinaire candidly reveals an auspicious message for folks debating whether or not to catch his patented melting pot brew of country, soul, pop, rock, and gospel in person.

“My show is outstanding because my band is so good,” declares Milsap. “The crew and the band have all been with me 30-plus years and know exactly what their job is. They know everything I’ve ever recorded. We can put together a loose setlist, but we also leave it open to say, ‘Hey, what do you folks wanna hear?’

“Every time we play the team always wins every single time. My bass player, Warren Gower, is from Augusta, Georgia, and has been in my band for at least 35 years. He holds the record. I know him, he knows me, and I love that guy. Warren is really a sweet person and very, very talented. He’s got the magic hands.”

Before the gracious artist became a household name, he was a struggling rhythm and blues minded singer who uprooted his family from their Atlanta home at the instigation of American Sound Studios producer Chips Moman. Milsap was determined to make a name for himself in the bustling musical…