George Hamilton IV: Ambassador of Country Music
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007100183 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The author of George Hamilton IV, he was the first UK director of the USA's Gospel Music Association and founder of the UK's Christian Music Association . Paul Davis is a journalist who specializes in Christian music
International ambassador of country music George IV has a unique place in country music history that is worth remembering. In his own country, the USA, his track record is good but nothing special. He had a huge pop hit in the fifties (A rose and a Baby Ruth) and a series of country hits in the sixties, the biggest of which was Abilene although Canadian Pacific is arguably the most famous. However, he was nowhere near as successful as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens, Jim Reeves and George Jones, to name a few othe
This is the story of well-known country and Gospel singer, George Hamilton IV, who has delighted audiences with his music and his speaking over five decades.
He worked with some of the greatest Rock 'n' Roll artists--Elvis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and the Everly Brothers--although his first love was country music and the Grand Ole Opry. From the Back Cover George Hamilton IV, one of America's greatest music stars, has enjoyed numerous chart successes in a career spanning half a century. It reveals the tough times in Nashville when George turned his back on "pop" to concentrate on country music, and describes how most of George's life was spent coasting along in "token Christianity", until he "nailed his colours to the mast" in a dramatic way. From his birth in North Carolina in 1937, Ambassador of Country Music traces Hamilton'