Tony Byworth writes:
As announced in last month's Parish News, George Hamilton IV comes to Knebworth this month and set to entertain with an intimate evening of Songs and Stories - but this won't be the entertainer's first visit to Knebworth. He previously appeared here in the early 1980s as one of the artists on the Greenbelt Festival staged in Knebworth Park.
Although named "The International Ambassador of Country Music", his popularity stretches way beyond country music audiences. In Britain he has toured regularly since the early 1970s alongside numerous radio and television appearances, including headlining five series of shows for BBC-TV while, back home in Nashville, he recently celebrated his 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry (the world's longest running "live" radio show).
His recording career has covered diverse realms, commencing as a million selling teen act in the 1950s before moving into country music the following decade. He led a "folk-country" movement in the early 1970s, recording songs by such as Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell and Ralph McTell, as well as also being actively involved in gospel music. Consequently his stage performances draw songs from a vast repertoire which he intermingles with fascinating stories and reminiscences,
George Hamilton IV will be appearing at Knebworth Village Hall on Tuesday May 18. Tickets are priced at £6.00 (£5.00 in advance and concessions). More information from Tony Byworth - tony.b12@virgin.net (01438 811584).
