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    • Mar 26, 1950
    Ronnie McDowell is born in Fountain Head, Tennessee. Following his 1977 tribute to Elvis Presley, "The King Is Gone," he reaps more than a dozen Top 10 hits through 1987, including "Older Women" and "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation"
    Sep 8, 1972
    Ronnie and Karan McDowell, a former Dairy Queen waitress, are married
    Jun 9, 1976
    Ronnie McDowell conducts his first Nashville recording session for Scorpion Records at RCA Studio B
    Aug 16, 1977
    Within hours of hearing that Elvis Presley has died, Ronnie McDowell writes a tribute, "The King Is Gone," destined to become his first hit
    Aug 18, 1977
    Ronnie McDowell records an Elvis Presley tribute, "The King Is Gone," at Nashville's Music City Recorders
    Aug 21, 1977
    Just five days after Elvis Presley's death, Scorpion Records releases a tribute record, Ronnie McDowell's "The King Is Gone"
    Aug 26, 1977
    Just 10 days after Elvis Presley's death, Ronnie McDowell makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, singing "The King Is Gone" in tribute
    Sep 8, 1977
    Ronnie McDowell claims the only gold single of his career, for his tribute to Elvis Presley, "The King Is Gone"
    Sep 8, 1977
    As they celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, Karan McDowell gives Ronnie McDowell an Elvis Presley pendant. Just three weeks earlier, he recorded his Presley tribute "The King Is Gone"
    Oct 21, 1977
    Ronnie McDowell sings "The King Is Gone" on "The Midnight Special." The lineup also features Elvin Bishop, Van Morrison and Crystal Gayle, who offers "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and "Ready For The Times To Get Better"
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