Singer Ronnie McDowell Visits White House & Bowls

Following the death of Elvis Presley in 1977, Ronnie McDowell came out of nowhere to dazzle the world with his heartfelt and self-penned tribute song “The King Is Gone” on the independent Scorpion label. The record took off immediately, gaining airplay on country and pop stations across the country and around the world. To date, “The King Is Gone” has sold more than 5 Million copies.

With son & grandson in White House bowling alley

Last weekend McDowell and family had the unique opportunity to visit the White House in Washington DC.

President Trump was unavailable to meet them because of an extremely busy schedule. However, McDowell has been invited back in the near future. He will present a special painting of President Trump and Elvis Presley.

After Presley’s death, all of a sudden, the young Vietnam Veteran from Portland, Tennessee was a star, and he quickly proved that he wasn’t just a one-trick pony.

McDowell scored a second hit for the Scorpion label titled “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” before being wooed and signed by CBS Records – Epic label in 1979.

Ronnie McDowell charted a string of hit singles and albums for Epic between 1979 and 1986. Almost every release became a Top 10 Hit. The exceptions were few. Notable chart toppers include “Older Women” and “You’re Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation.”

His Epic years featured several other hits. These included “Watchin Girls Go By,” “Personally,” “You Made A Wanted Man Of Me,” “All Tied Up,” and “In A New York Minute.”

McDowell toured constantly to support each album release and consequently built an astounding fan base throughout the country. He sought the advice of artists such as Conway Twitty who became his mentor. In essence, Twitty also became his friend.

Twitty helped the young singer with advice about touring, recording and most of all entertaining the fans. Twitty was certainly the master and Ronnie McDowell quickly became his prize pupil.

McDowell moved to Curb Records in 1986, which is his current label. He scored a Top 10 hit with “It’s Only Make Believe.” It was a duet with Conway Twitty on what was Twitty’s breakthrough hit from 1958.

Two years later, Ronnie teamed up with Jerry Lee Lewis. They recorded a rocking duet that McDowell wrote titled, “You’re Never Too Old To Rock N’ Roll.”

He recorded another Top 10 hit with his version of the pop standard “Unchained Melody.” This version also became a #1 country music video.

To date, McDowell has scored over 30 top ten records. His entertaining abilities soared and he began to draw larger crowds. He started appearing in larger venues and touring with artists such as Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn before headlining his own shows.