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Roy Hamilton

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Also known as Roy Lee Hamilton

basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born
1943
Works
2

Top works

  • 100 years of Derry
  • A Comparison of Two Approaches of Symbolic Modeling and Self-Efficacy

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1929-04-16
Active to
1969-07-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
49,114
Total plays
234,947

Tags

soulnorthern soulRock and Rolloldiesamerican

Roy Hamilton (b. April 16, 1929, Leesburg, Georgia – d. July 20, 1969, New Rochelle, New York) was an American singer who achieved major success in both the R&B and pop charts in the 1950s. He moved to Jersey City in 1943, studied commercial art, had operatic and classical voice training, and was a heavyweight Golden Gloves boxer, before joining gospel quartet The Searchlight Singers. In 1947 he entered and won an amateur talent show at the Apollo Theater with his dramatic rendition of "You'll

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
180
Height
188
Show 1 more fact
date of birth
1957-07-20
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Available in 6 languages

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