Career
Ron started his music career with a Tennessee-based band named Lust. He came to Los Angeles with his band, which later on featured Yngwie Malmsteen, Rik Fox and Mark Edwards. released one self-titled album in 1983 on Shrapnel Records. became one of many of Los Angeles"s "80"s rock acts who could not withstand the test of time. After the demise of, Ron formed a new band and simply called lieutenant
The band secured a record deal with Gold Mountain/Agricultural and Mechanical Records.
From 1984 to 1989, toured the world and sold 2 million records. KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons produced two of "s albums: The Right to Rock and The Final Frontier.
The band regrouped in 2008 and toured to celebrate their 25th anniversary. In 1990, Ron formed the band, a project fronted with four female backup musicians.
Although the band played gigs they never got beyond the demo stage.
Two of the songs recorded by the band were featured on the soundtrack to the movie Bad Channels. Their complete recording sessions finally emerged in 2000 on the Metal Mayhem label billed as Beauty & The Beast. Ron returned to the heavy metal music scene in 1997, when he collaborated with Japanese guitarist Akihito Kinoshita on Project One, the major label debut album from Kinoshita’s band Saber Tiger.
In 2000, Ron formed, which mixed country with southern rock.
He left the band in 2007 to focus on other aspects of his career. He also performed as part of a Brooks & Dunn tribute band in the Country Superstars Tribute at the Fitz Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Prior to reforming, Ron formed a band in 2008 called K2 Featuring Ron, which performed many of the songs from his career. In 2014, published his autobiography Even (Wild West Media).
Ron resided in the Las Vegas, Nevada area until 2015 and was very active on the Vegas music scene during his time in the city, even portraying Ronnie Dunn in the Country Superstars Tribute live show.
As of 2015, Ron now lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he is the midday host on classic rock station KBAD-FM, and heads up the Badlands House Band, at Badlands Pawn, Gold, and Jewelry.
