He began playing the violin at age 7 and the piano at age 8 soon after, he learned to play guitar.
As a child he attended the North Carolina State School for the Blind, where his teachers encouraged him to develop his talent. I’d sit at the piano and sing, and they would start shouting and rolling in the aisles.”īorn in 1943, Milsap was raised by his paternal grandparents in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. “I grew up in the Primitive Baptist Church and I started singing in church pretty early,” he recalls. By age 11, he was already a favorite at his family’s church. Legendary musician Ronnie Milsap of Local 257 (Nashville, TN) discovered his love for performing early on. To become a member now, visit Ronnie Milsap of Local 257 (Nashville, TN) Your membership card will be your key to participation in governing your union, keeping it responsive to your needs and enabling it to serve you better. As a member, you will determine these directions through your interest and involvement. Like the industry, the AFM is also changing and evolving, and its policies and programs will move in new directions dictated by its members. We find strength in adversity, and when the going gets tough, we get creative - all on your behalf. The AFM has a proud history of managing change rather than being victimized by it. The AFM can negotiate agreements and administer contracts, procure valuable benefits and achieve legislative goals. Experience has proven that collective activity on behalf of individuals with similar interests is the most effective way to achieve a goal. And now there are more benefits available to AFM members than ever before, including a multi-million dollar pension fund, excellent contract protection, instrument and travelers insurance, work referral programs and access to licensed booking agents to keep you working.Īs an AFM member, you are part of a membership of more than 80,000 musicians. From ragtime to rap, from the early phonograph to today's digital recordings, the AFM has been there for its members. Now is the right time to become an American Federation of Musicians member.
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