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"I began to realize the goodness of God because I could see the changes He was making in her life, and I could see that while I never lost respect for God, I had never had a strong spiritual life. "My wife rededicated her life to the Lord in 1975 and began praying for the healing of our family," says Ron. Separated several times and on the edge of divorce, Ron admits that he had made his career his god, and left his wife and three children on the periphery of his life. He soon became a sought-after nightclub performer, and with nine singles released on four major labels, he was on his way up the music business ladder and closing in on the "big break" that eludes so many aspiring artists.Īs his career took off, Ron's family life began to suffer. N only a short time after leaving the Air Force, Ron relocated his young family to Los Angeles where he planned to seek his fortune in the music business. The group toured military installations, performing the Top 40 hits of the day, though his career decision had been set years before. It was while in the service that Ron met and married his wife, Tavita, and where he joined his first real band, called the Mellow Fellows. "I accepted Jesus as Savior at an early age," says Ron, "but it wasn't until years later that I made Him Lord of my life, and there's a big difference between the two.Īfter high school, Ron did a three-year stretch in the Air Force from 1965 to '68. Raised in church, Ron began singing in children's choir and eventually accepted the Lord in late childhood. "My mother has told me that I used to sing myself to sleep when I was a toddler. "I've been singing as long as I can remember, and I think I turned to that for comfort from some of the pain of not having a father," says Ron. Ron Kenoly was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1944, into a family where he knew both joy and heartache.