Ronald "Ronnie" Dyson (June , â€" November , ) was an American soul
and R&B singer and actor.Born in Washington, D.C., Dyson grew up in
Brooklyn, New York where he sang in church choirs. At just years of
age, he won a lead role in the Broadway production of Hair, debuting
in New York in . Dyson became an iconic voice of the s 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 motion picture
version of "Hair", singing "---" with another "Hair" alumnus, Melba
Moore.Dyson also appeared in the film Putney Swope.After Hair, Dyson
pursued his stage career with a role in Salvation in . 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 of the US Billboard Hot record chart,
peaking at number eight in . The follow-up, "I Don't Wanna Cry", was a
strong US R&B seller, climbing to number nine.
and R&B singer and actor.Born in Washington, D.C., Dyson grew up in
Brooklyn, New York where he sang in church choirs. At just years of
age, he won a lead role in the Broadway production of Hair, debuting
in New York in . Dyson became an iconic voice of the s 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 motion picture
version of "Hair", singing "---" with another "Hair" alumnus, Melba
Moore.Dyson also appeared in the film Putney Swope.After Hair, Dyson
pursued his stage career with a role in Salvation in . 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 of the US Billboard Hot record chart,
peaking at number eight in . The follow-up, "I Don't Wanna Cry", was a
strong US R&B seller, climbing to number nine.
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