The Canadian singer who turned down commercial work to sing in Billy Graham crusades around the world turned 100 Sunday. Shea has sung for about 200 million people since he joined up with Billy Graham in 1943. He stopped recording in 1997, and remains one of the most recognized voices in religious music.
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You can still wish him a happy 100th at http://www.GeorgeBevShea.com. They’ve also got an excerpt on the site from his upcoming biography George Beverly Shea: Tell Me the Story.
I remember hearing George Beverly Shea in the 1950s and
remarking on his voice.
Here is the citation from the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003182
Whooee! Good one, Bene. Thankee fer postin’ it up.
JB
Congratulations George! May you have many more years! (My wife was born in Crysler, Ontario near George’s birthplace of Winchester.)