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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”. However, he did not record commercially until 1953, after he was discovered singing in a New Jersey club by local DJ Bill Cook, who became his manager. Columbia Records saw him as a possible “crossover” singer with a foothold in both pop and R&B , and signed him to their subsidiary label Epic. His first single, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, became an R&B number 1 for eight weeks, and a national US Top 30 hit in 1954, and shot Hamilton to fame.

He followed up with a string of singles that reached both R&B and pop audiences, many of which were popular show tunes of the day. These included “If I Loved You” (# 4 R&B), “Ebb Tide” (# 5 R&B), “Hurt” (# 8 R&B), “Unchained Melody” (# 1 R&B, # 6 pop), and “Don’t Let Go” (# 2 R&B, # 13 pop). His style and sound directly influenced later artists such as Jackie Wilson and the Righteous Brothers.

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  • AnneVx

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [12]

    4 Dec 2012 Reply
  • agoraphobia

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [11] click the "suggest a correction" link here: http://www.last.fm/music/Roy+Hamilton/_/%28I+Got+That%29+Boom+Boom

    21 Nov 2012 Reply
  • Exploding_Heart

    'Crakin up over you' it's like my fav tune in the universe and stuff.

    28 Oct 2012 Reply
  • Exploding_Heart

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [11]

    28 Oct 2012 Reply
  • monbusin

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [10]

    22 Sep 2012 Reply
  • maidenlinus

    MAFIA II soundtrack, coolest ever.

    18 Jun 2012 Reply
  • AnneVx

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [9]

    21 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Vyrla

    FerociousPanda : im listening via spotify so I cant update my tags.

    3 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Volvo760GLE

    totally on par with Elvis.

    23 Feb 2012 Reply
  • R4KET

    Thanks God for Mafia II soundtrack - "Don't Let Go" is great! [3]

    15 Feb 2012 Reply
  • BallerCraig

    Dude I'm trippin' on him every day. In my dreams at night. Dramatic seizures. I will die with him. I'm about to die.

    10 Jan 2012 Reply
  • kathrynkaTG

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [8]

    26 Aug 2011 Reply
  • FerociousPanda

    Also, people who listen to Spears and gets Roy Hamilton: Roy Hamilton's grandson, also Roy Hamilton, produced Spears' album or something. Look it up and change your tags.

    17 Feb 2011 Reply
  • FerociousPanda

    Thanks God for Mafia II soundtrack - "Don't Let Go" is great! [2]

    17 Feb 2011 Reply
  • wadamz

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [7]

    23 Dec 2010 Reply
  • Touwa

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [6]

    18 Dec 2010 Reply
  • davidgeorgea

    A great one this !!

    27 Oct 2010 Reply
  • Lesz3yk

    Thanks God for Mafia II soundtrack - "Don't Let Go" is great!

    20 Sep 2010 Reply
  • martinengel1

    What a voice!

    14 Sep 2010 Reply
  • kennyjean

    So I'm listening to a Britney tune and it tells me I was actually listening to him. Hmmmmmm [5]

    23 Jul 2010 Reply
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