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George Beverly Shea
Sign in to saveAmerican gospel singer and hymn composer born in Canada (1909–2013)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Works
- 5
Top works
- How sweet the sound
- Grandpa's Sleepy-Time Bible Stories With George Beverly Shea
- HOW SWEET THE SOUND
- Songs that lift the heart
- Then sings my soul
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Film & TV
Winchester, Ontario, Canada
George Beverly "Bev" Shea (born February 1, 1909) is a Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer. George Beverly Shea's deep resonant voice has sung hope into the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout his long and legendary career. Throughout his 65-year friendship with Billy Graham, he has been a permanent fixture at Billy Graham crusades in all fifty states and on…
Known for
- Tent Revival Homecoming — Himself2011
- Then Sings My Soul — Himself2008
- Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating — Self2004
- Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham — Self1993
- Pilgrim's Progress — Narrator1978
- Oiltown, U.S.A. — Self - singer1953
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,142
- Total plays
- 51,935
Tags
George Beverly Shea is considered by evangelist Billy Graham as his personal favorite gospel singer. George sang into his 100s the old time hymns. He had appeared on most of the Billy Grahams crusade shows. He had sung the old time hymns for seventy years. He passed away on April 16, 2013. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+Beverly+Shea">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Montreat
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Houghton University
- Religion
- Christianity
- Genre
- gospel music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Voice type
- bass-baritone
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- date of birth
- 1909-02-01
- date of death
- 2013-04-16
- cause of death
- stroke
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- subject has role
- centenarian
- manner of death
- natural causes
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