Despite being blind from birth and abandoned by his mother, Ronnie Milsap
enjoyed an extraordinary career that saw him become a Grammy-winning country
music star in the 1970s and '80s, selling more than 35 million records.
Born into poverty in Robbinsville, North Carolina, his mother disowned him
because she believed that the congenital disorder that caused his blindness was
a punishment from God, and he was instead raised by poor but loving grandparents
in the Smokey Mountains. His early musical upbringing included singing in church
and experiencing the gospel, country and bl...