Ronnie Milsap: Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me?

Ronnie Milsap singing Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me

It is hard to believe that it has been 48 years since Ronnie Milsap recorded his first single in 1963. It would be ten more years, before recording his first Top 10 hit, with  I Hate You which peaked at No.10 in 1973.

Milsap started a 14 year streak of having at least one No.1 hit each year. At one point he had 10 straight No.1 hits.

He has an amazing 40 No.1 hits, which is not close to George Strait’s 57 No.1 hits but still can be proud of his accomplishments in country music despite being almost blind at birth and later losing both eyes in surgery to prevent blood clots.

Only Strait and Conway Twitty have had more No.1 hits than Milsap.

If not for Charley Pride advising him to move to Nashville and sing country music we may have missed out of one of the greatest country singers of all time.

He is left out of the discussion, when it comes to mentioning the greatest country singers of all time, since you always hear about George Jones, Patsy Cline and Merle Haggard but not Milsap.

Someday, Milsap will receive the credit he deserves.

Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me and Woman in Love were his last No.1 hits in 1989. 22 years later he is still active in country music at the age of 68.

Ronnie Milsap: 40 No.1 Singles

Ronnie Milsap recorded his first song in 1963 and 47 years years later is still recording and is third among country singers with forty No.1 hits.

Ronnie Milsap singing the great 50′s revival song Lost in the 50′s which reminds listeners of the music of six decades ago.

Ronnie singing the country classic Legend In My Time.

Ronnie singing a pure country song The Girl Who Waits on Tables on the Porter Wagoner Show in 1973.

Ronnie singing a medley of his hits during a 1978 concert in Holland.

Note: My wife is having a total colectomy on Monday so I may not be posting for a couple of weeks or more.