Ronnie Milsap

"This is a big, big thing."

The country music world has a lot of BFFs. No wonder the genre has so many great best friend songs.

Some of the genre's biggest artists will be on hand to celebrate Milsap's incredible career.

He was just 33 years old.

Do y'all agree?

Happy birthday to him!

The country music world has a lot of BFFs. No wonder the genre has so many great best friend songs.

33 years ago this week, Ronnie Milsap had the #1 country song in the nation with, "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World."

Ronnie Milsap was at the top of the country chart this week in 1974.