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Country Legend Ronnie Milsap Loses His Son

Ronnie Milsap’s son was found dead today in a Nashville area boat arena. Todd Milsap was 49. According to The Tennessean, Todd was found dead on his houseboat at Four…

Country Legend Ronnie Milsap Loses His Son

NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 08: Singer Ronnie Milsap attends “An Opry Salute to Ray Charles” at The Grand Ole Opry on October 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Black & White TV)

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Ronnie Milsap's son was found dead today in a Nashville area boat arena. Todd Milsap was 49.

According to The Tennessean, Todd was found dead on his houseboat at Four Corners Marina by his own son, who had not heard from his father in two days.

Emergency crews responded to a medical issue Saturday morning at Four Corners Marina at La Vergne Couchville Pike south of Nashville.

The younger Milsap was raised in Nashville and attended Franklin Road Academy and Hillsboro High School.

The six-time Grammy winner said of is son, "Our son Todd was a force of joy, life, creativity and giving from the moment he was born. He made such a mark on our world in his years on this planet, everyone who met him was richer for it. It is too soon to even understand this loss, and I hope it's something no one has to bare. Please keep his three children, their mothers and Joyce and I in your prayers at such a fragile time."

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.