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<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Ronnie Dove, the only son of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fairfax County, Virginia</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;police sergeant Paul S. Dove and his first wife, Catherine Pearl née Smith Dove Rusk, was born in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herndon,_Virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Herndon, Virginia</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, United States, his older sister is Marjorie L. Forrester. During his stint in the Coast Guard, Dove began his singing career in the clubs of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Baltimore</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, where he was stationed. He formed a group, The Belltones, and they played Baltimore and the East Coast for four years. In 1959, they recorded their debut single "Lover Boy" on their own label. In 1961, they released a cover of the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Knox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Buddy Knox</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;hit "</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Doll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Party Doll</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" on&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Decca Records</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, but it failed to chart. They issued one more single on Jalo Records before the group broke up and Dove went solo.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Dove#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[1]</a></p>