1. George Wilson Younce was a Southern gospel bass vocalist, known for performing with Southern gospel quartets, especially The Cathedral Quartet.
11 Facts About George Younce
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George Younce's father was his biggest influence when young Younce decided he wanted to be a singer.
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In 1936, the George Younce family moved to Lenoir, North Carolina.
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At the age of 15 in his hometown, George Younce received his first taste of Southern Gospel music.
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George Younce performed on the Gaither Homecoming Tour, at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City, and at the Billy Graham Crusades in Cleveland, Ohio, and Nashville, Tennessee.
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George Younce was Gospel Music's "Living Legend" of the year in 1988, was inducted into the "Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame" located in Dollywood in 1998, inducted in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
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George Younce wrote several Southern Gospel songs including the classic "Yesterday".
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In 1998, George Younce recorded the first of three solo projects.
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George Younce provided the voice for some of the characters in several of the Bill Gaither produced "Gaither's Pond" children's videos.
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George Younce suffered from heart trouble as well as kidney failure, and was on dialysis during the last years of his life.
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George Younce died on April 11,2005, aged 75 at the Akron City Hospital in Ohio.