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George Hamilton IV
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George Hamilton IV at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007
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| Birth name | George Hege Hamilton IV |
| Born | July 19, 1937 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Died | September 17, 2014 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1956–2014 |
| Labels | ABC, Colonial, RCA Victor, Lamon |
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, later switching to country music in the early 1960s. He performed for the Grand Ole Opry for nearly 50 years.
Hamilton had a heart attack on September 13, 2014. He later died at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville on September 17.