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George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV, born George Hamilton on July 19, 1937, in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, is an American country musician. Introduced to country music by
his paternal grandfather, Hamilton began performing in the late 1950s as a teen
idol. While attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he
recorded "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" for Colonial Records, which reached number 6
on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. By 1960, the song had attained gold record
status. Hamilton joined the Rockabilly Tour with notable artists like Eddie
Cochran and Buddy Holly, and later becam...
