What is George Hamilton IV?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = George Hamilton IV | image = George_Hamilton_IV_crop.jpg | caption = George Hamilton IV at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = George Hege Hamilton IV | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|7|19|mf=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|9|17|1937|7|19}} | birth_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] | death_place=[[Nashville, Tennessee]] | instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]] | genre = [[Country music|Country]] | occupation = [[Singer]] | years_active = 1956&ndash;2014 | label = [[ABC Records|ABC]], [[Colonial Records|Colonial]], [[RCA Victor Records|RCA Victor]], [[Lamon Records|Lamon]] | associated_acts = | website = http://georgeiv.net/ | notable_instruments = }} '''George Hege Hamilton IV''' (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[country music]]ian. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Opry star George Hamilton IV dead at age 77|url=http://www.wsmv.com/story/26562148/opry-star-george-hamilton-iv-dead-at-age-77|publisher=WSMV News|accessdate=September 17, 2014|archive-date=September 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920004202/http://www.wsmv.com/story/26562148/opry-star-george-hamilton-iv-dead-at-age-77|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton IV, George}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Country musicians from North Carolina]] [[Category:Singers from North Carolina]] [[Categor