This is sad news.

I knew Ralph. He helped me immensley. He arranged meetings for me with a bunch of top Nashville publishers trying to get them to hire me for a staff writing position. Over the course of many months, until it finally paid off.

He was a terrific guy and an incredible "friend to the songwriter".

A prime example of that...
Ralph was a Vice President at ASCAP. He heard a few of my songs at a writer's night (He was the featured writer that night). As I walked off stage, he motioned to me and asked "What's happening with your songs". I told him that much like everyone else... "Nothing".
He told me to call and make an appointment to come to his office to play him more stuff.
I told him that I was signed to BMI, not ASCAP.
He said "I don't care."

And he then proceeded to work on my behalf as much or more than anyone had to that point.
Needless to say, once my BMI period was up, I joined ASCAP.

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