Ron Christopher, IWMA 2020 Songwriter of the Year.

Ron is a multi-award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist with a deep distinctive vocal quality that will capture your attention.

He is originally from St. Petersburg, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Ron credits Marty Robbins as a major influence on his writing.  Since 2008, he has written and produced seven CDs of original material: Silver Screen Heroes and Other Legends, Into the West, Borderline Career, Outside the Fence, No Place Left to Go, and Dust of Los Angeles.  Available on CD Baby, itunes, Amazon, Spotify and Google Play.

Into the West was awarded Album of the Year 2016 by the Academy of Western Artists and in 2017, Ron was nominated by the AWA for Best Male Vocalist. Ron has performed at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival and the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. "Line In the Sand " from the Outside the Fence CD was awarded Western Song of the Year 2018 by The Academy of Western Artists.  In 2019 he released three digital singles "My Beautiful Lady," "Soiled Dove," and "Tequila Texas Night."  

In February 2020, Ron released his fifthCD...No Place Left to Go, a collection of 13 original songs and one cover of Ian Tyson's classic "La Primera!" It is a mixture of Cowboy, Country, Western Swing, Americana and Rockabilly. Recommended by Rick Huff in his Best of the West Review in The Western Way Magazine.

In October of 2021, Ron released a digital single of "Down the Rio Grande," a Tom Russell song. In July 2022, he released a digital single of "Dust of Los Angeles," a Dan McCorison song. While remaining respectful to the vision of the original artists, Ron has put his signature sound upon the covers of these two great songs. 

In November 2024 came the release of his 6th CD...Dust of Los Angeles. Recommended by Rick Huff in Best of the West Review in Western Way Magazine

Ron is currently working on new songs!

Talents: Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Awards:

• 2020 Songwriter of the Year

Nominations:

• 2020 Songwriter of the Year Nominee
• 2020 Working Cowboy Song of the Year Nominee