Question: Paul Kelly, was an American singer-songwriter, and is best known for the soul songs "Stealing in the Name of the Lord",  he also wrote "Personally", which has been widely covered, and was a hit for which American country music artist, that's best known for his 1977 song "The King Is Gone"?
Context: How to Make Gravy is a four-track EP by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly and was originally released on 4 November 1996 on White Label Records in Australia.  The title track was written by Kelly and earned him a 'Song of the Year' nomination at the 1998 Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Music Awards.  It tells the story of a newly imprisoned man writing a letter to his brother, in which the prisoner laments that he will be missing the family's Christmas celebrations.  The same character appears in Kelly's earlier songs, "To Her Door" (1987) and "Love Never Runs on Time" (1994).  The gravy recipe is genuine – Kelly learnt it from his first father-in-law.  It was covered by James Reyne on the 2003 tribute album, "Stories of Me: A Songwriter's Tribute to Paul Kelly" and on Reyne's 2005 acoustic album "...And the Horse You Rode in On".  It has also been covered by David Miles, Luca Brasi, From Nowhere, Semicolon, Ghostwriters, Karl Broadie and Lawrence Agar.  In September 2010, Kelly titled his memoirs, "How to Make Gravy".  On 29 September 2012 Kelly performed "How to Make Gravy" and "Leaps and Bounds" at the 2012 AFL Grand Final. Paul Kelly (June 19, 1940 – October 4, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter.  He is best known for the soul songs "Stealing in the Name of the Lord", which was a major hit in 1970, and "Hooked, Hogtied & Collared".  He also wrote "Personally", which has been widely covered, and was a hit for soul singer Jackie Moore and singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff and country singer Ronnie McDowell.  Other songs have been covered by gospel artists, including the Mighty Clouds Of Joy and The Staple Singers. "Personally" is a US hit song recorded by American singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff.  It was released in 1982 as the first single from the album "Wild Heart of the Young".  The song was written by Paul Kelly and had also been covered by Jackie Moore in 1978.  She reached number 92 on the US R&B chart. The American Country Awards (ACA) is an annual country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans online.  Created in 2010 by the Fox Network, the awards honor country music artists for singles, albums, music videos and touring categories.  In 2012, "Song of the Year" was added with the nominations coming from the Nashville Songwriters International Association.  In addition to the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards and the CMT Music Awards, it is the fourth major-awards show completely dedicated to the country music industry.  The first two ceremonies took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 6, 2010 and December 5, 2011.  The 2012 ceremony took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, on December 10.  Luke Bryan won nine awards, including artist and album of the year, while Miranda Lambert won three.  Carrie Underwood won female artist of the year and Lauren Alaina won new artist of the year.  The show was executive produced by Bob Bain, produced by Paul Flattery, Tisha Fein, Kelly Brock and Fletcher Foster and directed by Michael Dempsey.  The Fox Network cancelled the American Country Awards in 2014 and replaced it with the American Country Countdown Awards from dick clark productions.  The ratings for ACCA dropped dramatically compared to the 2013 American Country Awards.  According to TV By The Numbers (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com) 18-49 Ratings/Share dropped from 1.4/4 to 0.9/3 and viewership dropped from 5.14 million to 3.39 million. Roy Hogsed (born December 24, 1919 in Flippin, Arkansas; died March 1978) was an American country music singer.  He is best known for his song "Cocaine Blues", which he took to number 15 on the country music charts in 1948.  Although he was active in the music business for only seven years, "Cocaine Blues" has been widely covered. Corrupted Ideals is a punk rock band from Long Beach, California formed in 1988.  The band's early line-up, which appeared on their first full-length LP, Join the Resistance, included Paul Kelly and Mike Nigro, on vocals and guitar, respectively.  They wrote most of the material together, with Mike writing most of the music, and Paul contributing most of the lyrics.  The band's second release, Anti-Generation, came with a lineup change, including Pete "Action Man" Archer on bass, and Anthony Guarino on drums.  Nicky Garratt also played guitar on portions of Anti-Generation, including the CI cover of the UK Subs, "Telephone Numbers."  Pete and Anthony played in another band together in the mid-1980s, called Violent Outrage (a band that played with Corrupted Ideals regularly in the mid-late 1980s.  This line up changed slightly a week before touring the Western US, with Pete moving to bass in the Stitches (who were opening for Corrupted Ideals on tour), and Anthony moving to bass, as the band was able to recruit celebrated punk rock drummer Sean Antillon to play drums.  Sean is known best for playing drums for the Weirdos, but also has (or is currently) played for the Gears, the Stains, the Skulls, and many other early LA bands who reformed.  Currently, Corrupted Ideals lineup includes Steve Swailes of the Hitchhikers playing guitar, Paul Kelly on vocals, Anthony Guarino playing bass, and Sean Antillon on drums. "Wichita Lineman" is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968.  It was first recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew and widely covered by other artists. Ronald Dean McDowell (born March 25, 1950) is an American country music artist.  He is best known for his 1977 song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had recently died.  From that single onward, McDowell charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the "Billboard" country music charts.  Two of his singles – "Older Women" and "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" — reached Number One on the country charts, while eleven more reached Top Ten.  He has also released more than twenty studio albums, and has been signed to Curb Records since 1986. "Some People Change" is a song written by Julian Williams, Neil Thrasher, Jason Sellers, and Michael Dulaney.  It was originally recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney for his 2004 album "When the Sun Goes Down".  It was then recorded by Canadian country music artist George Canyon for his 2006 album "Somebody Wrote Love".  Finally, by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry recorded their version of the song and released it as a single.  It was released in August 2006 as the lead single from their 2006 album of the same name.  It peaked at number 7 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and at number 57 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. "(I'm a) One-Woman Man" is a song co-written by American country music artist Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks.  It was originally released as a single by Horton in 1956, whose version peaked at number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart.  The song was twice recorded by American country music artist George Jones: first released on the album "The Crown Prince of Country Music" retitled "One Woman Man" in 1960, and later as "I'm a One Woman Man" released in November 1988 as the first single from his album "One Woman Man".  It peaked at number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in early 1989 and it would be his final Top 10 solo hit.  His final appearance on the Top-10 country singles chart arrived a year later as part of a duet recording with Randy Travis.  In spite of the lack of radio hits as the 1990s dawned Jones remained a popular concert draw for the next two decades and continued to release original recordings into the mid 2000s.
Answer: Ronald Dean McDowell