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Also known as George Hege Hamilton IV

American country musician, singer (1937–2014)

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known for

  • Country Kings at the BBC2014
  • Country at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Praise Band: The Movie — Wayne Wilson2008
  • Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts — Himself (archive footage)2007
  • The Dick Clark Show — Self1958
  • American Bandstand — Self1957

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George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s. Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 19, 1937. While a 19-year-old student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hamilton recorded "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" for a Chapel Hill record label, Colonial Records. The song, written by John D. <a href="https://www.last

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Instance of
human
Given name
George
Family name
Hamilton
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Winston-Salem
Place of death
Nashville
Instrument
voice
Record label
ABC Records
Official website
georgeiv.net
Image
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date of death
2014-09-17
date of birth
1937-07-19
Commons category
George Hamilton IV
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1956-00-00
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