1. Ronnie McDowell has released more than twenty studio albums, and has been signed to Curb Records since 1986.
14 Facts About Ronnie McDowell
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Ronnie McDowell served on board the USS Hancock and USS Kitty Hawk.
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In January 1978, Ronnie McDowell performed the song on the NBC special, Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday, in which he appeared alongside a number of Presley's contemporaries.
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Ronnie McDowell was commissioned to cover a number of Presley's songs for the soundtrack to 1979 made-for-TV Presley biography film Elvis, during which Kurt Russell, portraying Presley, lip-synched to Ronnie McDowell's vocals.
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Ronnie McDowell actually recorded 36 songs, but not all of them were used in the film.
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Ronnie McDowell sang the Presley vocals for the 1981 TV movie Elvis and the Beauty Queen and for the 1988 TV miniseries Elvis and Me.
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Ronnie McDowell contributed to the 1997 Showtime special, Elvis Meets Nixon.
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Ronnie McDowell scored a second hit for the Scorpion label entitled "I Love You, I Love You, I Love You" before being signed by CBS Records Epic in 1979.
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Ronnie McDowell charted a string of hit singles and albums for Epic between 1979 and 1986.
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Recently Ronnie McDowell has performed the song live with Twitty's pre-recorded voice, followed by a solo from a member of the back-up band.
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In 1988, he teamed with Jerry Lee Lewis for a duet that Ronnie McDowell wrote, entitled "You're Never Too Old To Rock N' Roll".
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Ronnie McDowell started appearing in larger venues and touring before headlining his own shows.
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In January 2017, Ronnie McDowell collaborated with Richard Lynch on a military tribute duet "Love Tattoo".
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On January 22,2019, McDowell was inducted into the Mississippi Music Project Hall of Fame in Biloxi, Mississippi and was awarded the MMP Music Award for his lifelong commitment to the music industry, by Commander Joseph W Clark.