George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007
George Hamilton IV at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007
Background information
Birth nameGeorge Hege Hamilton IV
Born(1937-07-19)July 19, 1937
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 77)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1956–2014
LabelsABC, Colonial, RCA Victor, Lamon
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20120812050350/http://georgeiv.net/ (archived)

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.