In 1978 he received a Grammy Award as producer for the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever which included "Disco Inferno", which he co-wrote with Leroy Green.
In addition to co-writing "Disco Inferno", Kersey produced or co-wrote songs that reached the top 20 for other artists.
Ron Kersey was also the producer for her next single "If I Were Your Woman", a cover of the Gladys Knight & the Pips hit that reached number one for three weeks on the R&B chart for Stephanie Mills.
He co-wrote the slow jam "Send for Me"[2] with his friend Sam Dees for Atlantic Starr which peaked at number 16.
For Evelyn "Champagne" King, he co-wrote "Kisses Don’t Lie"[5] with Alex Brown peaking at number 17 on the R&B chart.