Ronald Winans
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| Birth name | Ronald Winans |
| Also known as | Ron Winans |
| Born | June 30, 1956 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan United States |
| Died | June 17, 2005 (aged 48) |
| Genre(s) | Gospel |
Ronald Winans also known as Ron Winans, was an American, Gospel music singer who gained fame as a member of The Winans.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Ronald Winans was born the second of 10 children to David and Delores Winans.
[edit] Musical and business career
[edit] The Winans
He was a member of The Winans, which consisted of Ron and three of his younger brothers: Marvin, Carvin and Michael. The Winans were discovered by Andrae Crouch. They released their first album in 1981, entitled Introducing The Winans.
[edit] Ron Winans Family & Friends
Ron also had a thriving career as a solo artist, recording a series of CDs called Ron Winans Family & Friends, (numbered I-V). Each recording contained at least one song that became a commercial radio hit. Examples include songs such as Abundant Life with BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals) which won Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance 1989, "Stand" (which featured Donnie McClurkin on lead vocals) and "But God" (which featured Ron's younger brother BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals).
In January 2005, what would turn out to be Ron Winans' final CD was released, Ron Winans Family & Friends V: A Celebration, which was recorded live at Greater Grace in Detroit, Michigan.
[edit] Gladys & Ron's Chicken & Waffles
He also co-founded, with Gladys Knight, the Gladys & Ron's Chicken & Waffles chain of restaurants.
[edit] Death
In 1997, Ronald suffered a massive heart attack but experienced a miraculous recovery.
In May and June 2005, he was admitted to Harper Hospital in Detroit for observation after the doctors discovered that he was retaining an abnormal amount of fluid in his body. On June 16, 2005, the doctors announced that they did not feel Ron would make it through the night. Ron Winans died early the next morning (June 17) due to heart complications, just two weeks shy of his 49th birthday. The entire family had gathered at the hospital to be with Ronald during his final moments. His interment was located at Woodlawn Cemetery.
[edit] Musical influences
One of his sisters, Priscilla "CeCe" Winans, dedicated her 2005 album Purified and her 2003 song Mercy Said No (from her album, Throne Room) to him.
