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Apr 16, 1929 Leesburg, Georgia, United States Died on 20 Jul 1969 (aged 40)
American musician
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About Roy Hamilton
- 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 also became the first solo artist in the label’s history to have a US top-ten pop hit when “Unchained Melody” peaked at #6 in May 1955.
