Hamilton, Roy
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Name (Latin)
Hamilton, Roy
Date of birth
1929-04-16
Date of death
1969-07-20
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
Singers
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- You'll never walk alone [SR] 195-?:label (Roy Hamilton)
- All music guide WWW site, Apr. 14, 2003(Roy Hamilton; b. Apr. 16, 1929, Leesburg, GA, d. July 20, 1969, New Rochelle, NY; vocalist)
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Roy Hamilton 1957
TGC-Topps Gum Cards-photo from Epic Records, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Roy Hamilton (April 16, 1929 – July 20, 1969) was an American singer. By combining semi-classical technique with traditional black gospel feeling, he brought soul to Great American Songbook singing. Hamilton's greatest commercial success came from 1954 through 1961, when he was Epic Records' most prolific artist. His two most influential recordings, "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Unchained Melody", became Epic's first two number-one hits when they topped the Billboard R&B chart in March 1954 and May 1955, respectively. Hamilton became the first solo artist in the label's history to have a US top-ten pop hit when "Unchained Melody" peaked at No. 6 in May 1955.
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