Biography
Ronna Reeves devoted the bulk of her career to the music business, emerging during the 1990s as one of its more notable female vocalists and songwriters. Born and raised in Big Spring, Texas, she first sang along to radio and records at the age of six. At eight she captured the Little Miss Big Spring title; the judges’ strong response to her performance in the talent portion prompted her parents to consult a local guitar and fiddle instructor, who promptly recruited her into his band. By eleven she had formed her own ensemble, performing regularly in Fort Worth clubs where she encountered promoters Ron and Joy Cotton from Waco. When she turned seventeen the Cottons booked her as an opener for George Strait, a role she filled for the following eighteen months. Additional early tours found her supporting Ronnie Milsap, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, the Judds, and Reba McEntire.
Her 1991 debut album, Only the Heart, drew scant attention. The follow-up, The More I Learn, yielded three modest chart entries, among them the title track “The More I Learn (The Less I Understand About Love).” Although What Comes Naturally (1993) earned favorable reviews, it produced no charting singles. Reeves resurfaced in 1995 on River North Records with the album After the Dance. Her profile rose further after an unexpected opportunity to tour and record with adult-contemporary singer Peter Cetera; that same year the pair reached the lower rungs of the charts with a subdued rendition of ABBA’s “S.O.S.,” featured on Cetera’s One Clear Voice. The partnership continued when Cetera produced Reeves’ 1998 release Day 14, a set of straightforward rock and pop rather than country material.
Her 1991 debut album, Only the Heart, drew scant attention. The follow-up, The More I Learn, yielded three modest chart entries, among them the title track “The More I Learn (The Less I Understand About Love).” Although What Comes Naturally (1993) earned favorable reviews, it produced no charting singles. Reeves resurfaced in 1995 on River North Records with the album After the Dance. Her profile rose further after an unexpected opportunity to tour and record with adult-contemporary singer Peter Cetera; that same year the pair reached the lower rungs of the charts with a subdued rendition of ABBA’s “S.O.S.,” featured on Cetera’s One Clear Voice. The partnership continued when Cetera produced Reeves’ 1998 release Day 14, a set of straightforward rock and pop rather than country material.