Born in Jacksonville, FL and raised in a household where country music reigned, Ron learned early on his first lesson in songwriting: “keep it simple and with the story first.” In 1995, with the gift of an old guitar from his parents and a book of a 1,000 chords, he hit the road and began teaching himself how to play. His adventures took him across the U.S. meeting all kinds of people, gathering stories, and growing up. In 1997 he moved to New York City and began turning his stories into songs and singing them wherever he could find space: bars, clubs, coffee shops, theaters, subway stations, and living rooms. After selling home demos of his songs for a number of years and building a strong local following, Ron teamed with his friends at Roadworm Music to release his first CD, Speak True, in 2005.
