Roy Hamilton
An extremely influential vocalist despite having a rather short career, Roy Hamilton had both classical training and gospel experience. Hamilton studied commercial art in high school and was a heavyweight Golden Gloves boxer before starting his music career as a member of the Searchlight Singers. During the mid- and late '50s, Hamilton's dramatic, searing voice and treatments of such songs as "You'll Never Walk Alone," "If I Loved You," "Ebb Tide," and "Unchained Melody" were enormously popular. "You'll Never Walk Alone" topped the R&B charts for two months in 1954, while "Unchained Melody" topped the R&B charts for three weeks, and was his only Top Ten pop hit. Jackie Wilson and Roy Brown were among the singers whose sound was affected by Hamilton, while the Righteous Brothers did their own versions of "You'll Never Walk Alone," "Ebb Tide," and "Unchained Melody" (which later got new life via the film Ghost). Hamilton had to retire from 1956 to 1958 due to exhaustion. He suffered a stroke in 1969 and died at age 40.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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You Can Have Her
Pop - Released by Legacy Recordings on Apr 1, 1960
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With All My Love (Expanded Edition)
Pop - Released by Epic - Legacy on Apr 1, 1958
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Come Out Swingin'
Pop - Released by Legacy Recordings on Sep 12, 2019
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Why Fight the Feeling?
Pop - Released by Legacy Recordings on Apr 1, 1959
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Roy Hamilton - Vintage Sounds
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on Oct 27, 2021
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Turn up the Music
Soul - Released by Freestyle Records on Jan 19, 2024
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Lazy Hazy Sunday Afternoon
Lounge - Released by Hat Man Records on Jan 27, 2011
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Satisfy Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Hatman Records on Aug 28, 2021
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Holy Spirit (Yeah Yeah Yeah!) (feat. The Singer's Company)
Miscellaneous - Released by The Singer's Company Inc. on Apr 5, 2023
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I'm In Heaven When I'm With You (House Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Roy Hamilton on Jul 28, 2011
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Lazy Hazy Sunday Afternoon (Quirky Soul Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Roy Hamilton on Jul 28, 2011
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