Ronnie Dyson

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Ronnie Dyson (Ronald Dyson, June 5, 1950 — November 10, 1990) was an American singer and actor. Born in Washington, D.C., Dyson grew up in Brooklyn, New York where he sang in church choirs. At just 18 years of age, he won a lead part in the Broadway production of Hair, debuting in New York in 1968. Dyson became an iconic voice of the 1960s with the lead vocal in the show's anthem of the hippie era, "Aquarius". It is Dyson's voice leading off the song and opening the show with the famous lyric "When the Moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars..." He made a cameo appearance in the 1979 motion picture version of "Hair", singing "3-5-0-0" with another "Hair" alumnus, Melba Moore. Dyson also appeared in the 1969 film Putney Swope. After Hair, Dyson pursued his stage career with a role in Salvation in 1970. His recording of a song from the Salvation score, "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?", successfully launched his record career, breaking into the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number eight in 1970. The follow-up, "I Don't Wanna Cry", was a strong US R&B seller, climbing to number nine. In 1971, "When You Get Right Down To It", of which his was a more dramatic cover version of a song that had been a hit the previous year for The Delfonics, made the US charts, and reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart in December that year. His record company, Columbia Records, sent him to Philadelphia in 1973 to be prod

top songs

albums

Constantly

(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? (Expanded Edition)

His All Time Golden Classics

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The M&M Mixes

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Get Down On It: Funky Soul Music

The More You Do It

Soul Legend

Brand New Day

One Man Band (Bonus Track Version)

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The Boogie Back

Love In All Flavors

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Billboard Top 100 of 1970

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