Background
Ronald Winans was born the second of 10 children to David and Delores Winans.
Ronald Winans was born the second of 10 children to David and Delores Winans.
Early years
Musical and business career
= The Winans The Winans were discovered by Andrae Crouch. They released their first album in 1981, entitled Introducing The Winans. = Winans" family and friends Each recording contained at least one song that became a commercial radio hit.
= Gladys & Ron"s Chicken & Waffles He also co-founded, with Gladys Knight, the Gladys & Ron"s Chicken & Waffles chain of restaurants.
Death
In 1997, Winans recovered from a massive heart attack. In May and June 2005, he was admitted to Harper Hospital in Detroit for observation after doctors discovered that he was retaining an abnormal amount of fluid in his body.
On June 16, 2005, the doctors announced that they did not feel Winans would make it through the night. Winans died early the next morning (June 17) due to heart complications, two weeks before his 49th birthday.
The entire family had gathered at the hospital to be with him during his final moments.
His interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Examples include songs such as "Abundant Life" with BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals) which won a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance 1989, "Stand" (which featured Donnie McClurkin on lead vocals) and "But God" (which featured Ron"s younger brother BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals).
