Ronnie Haig

Ronnie Haig (b. Ronald D. Hege in Indianapolis, March 21, 1939 - ) – Singer, songwriter, and guitarist. While attending Arsenal Tech High School, Ronnie Haig played in a multi-racial student doo-wop group called the Twilighters. Around the same time, he also performed and recorded with the vocal group the Five Stars. Following graduation in 1957, he recorded songs with Chicago’s Chess Records (where he informally jammed with Chuck Berry), and from those sessions he issued 45s locally on Note Records and nationally on ABC-Paramount. In fact, airplay of his early records—initiated by Bouncin’ Bill Baker at Indy’s WIBC—landed him on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. Shortly thereafter, he toured with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars. Through it all, he became a well-known dynamic performer and earned his induction into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Although he doesn’t perform much these days, Haig led a 50s style Rock-N-Roll band in Indy for many years following his brush with fame. In fact, Ronnie Haig and the Pletchers (name taken from back-up singers Carla Sue and Roxie Pletcher) became the first house band at the Fountain Room, which opened in the historic Fountain Square Theatre building in 1994. Also in the 1990s, Haig released some Rock-N-Roll CDs, one of which was titled Still Kickin’ Butt. Currently, he still lives in Indy, and he has turned his attention to Christian music, recording several CDs in that genre. As a side note, he still plays a Gibson ES – 295 Gold, which he bought in 1956.