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Roy Hamilton

Roy Hamilton (b. April 16, 1929, Leesburg, Georgia – d. July 20, 1969, New Rochelle, New York) was an American singer who achieved major success in both the R&B and pop charts in the 1950s. He moved to Jersey City in 1943, studied commercial art, had operatic and classical voice training, and was a heavyweight Golden Gloves boxer, before joining gospel quartet The Searchlight Singers. In 1947 he entered and won an amateur talent show at the Apollo Theater with his dramatic rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the musical "Carousel". Read more on Last.fm

Track: Crackin' Up Over You

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1You Can Have Her
49271
2Don't Let Go
42641
3Crackin' Up Over You
29784
4Unchained Melody
4901
5You Shook Me Up
4846
6You'll Never Walk Alone
3164
7(I Got That) Boom Boom
2006
8Ebb Tide
1628
9You Wanted to Change Me
1484
10Hurt
1098

Other Album Releases:

Feeling Good
Good Loving
The Impossible Dream
You'll Never Walk Alone
Mr. Rock & Soul
You Can Have Her
Spirituals
Soft 'n Warm
Why Fight the Feeling?
Come Out Swingin'

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