McNeir was born in
Camden,
Alabama. As a solo artist, he recorded for the De-to, RCA, Prodigal, Motown, Capitol, Expansion and Motor City labels, recording his first song when he was seventeen. His friendship with
Kim Weston, for whom he was musical director, led to his recording for
RCA, then for moonlighting Motown Vice-President
Barney Ales, the owner of the Prodigal label. When Ales went back to Motown, McNeir became a Motown artist, recording the 1976 album "Love's Comin' Down". He would later duet with
Teena Marie on the song "We've Got To Stop Meeting Like This" from her 1984 Epic album,
Starchild and serve as the musical director for
The Four Tops for several years. He became an official member of the Tops in 1999 when lead singer
Levi Stubbs was too ill to continue singing with the group. He has been with the group ever since. He also was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Gospel Music category in 1981 for his collaboration with
Rance Allen. In 2007, he released
Ronnie Mac & Company, which featured collaborations with
Kirk Whalum,
Kathy Lamar and fellow Four Top
Theo Peoples. Throughout his career, Ronnie has also worked with
Bobby Womack,
David Ruffin,
Smokey Robinson,
Angela Winbush,
the Whispers,
Carrie Lucas and
Eddie Kendricks. ==Discography==