George Beverly Shea

George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 ? Winchester, Ontario, Canada) is a prominent singer/songwriter of gospel music. The son of a Wesleyan Church minister, George Beverly Shea began singing in the church choir. His family moved to Upstate New York and from there he went on to work in commercial radio. Living in Chicago, he wrote and sang religious music that led to his performing on religious radio broadcasts and to a calling in gospel music that spanned more than fifty years with the Billy Graham organization.

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February 1 - 1909 - Winchester - Ontario - Canada - Singer - Songwriter - Gospel music - Wesleyan Church - Church choir - Upstate New York - Radio - Chicago - Billy Graham

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Over his long career, George Beverly Shea has recorded more than seventy albums of religious music. He is best known for his rendition of "How Great Thou Art," the 1920s English translation by Rev. Stuart K. Hine of the Swedish song "O Store Gud," written in 1886 by Rev. Carl Boberg (1859-1940). George Beverly Shea has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards, winning in 1966 for Best Inspirational Performance. In 1978, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association and for his lifelong contribution to gospel music, in 1996 the association of National Religious Broadcasters voted him into their "Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame."

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Swedish - 1886 - Grammy Award - Best Inspirational Performance - Gospel Music Hall of Fame - Gospel Music Association - National Religious Broadcasters

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George Beverly Shea has authored a number of books including the recent editions, "How Sweet the Sound" (2004) and " Stories Behind 50 Southern Gospel Favorites, Vol. 2" (2005).

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A resident of North Carolina, George Beverly Shea also wrote several hymns, the most popular of which is "The Wonder of It All," a titled used by the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television for their 1998 production of Shea's life story.

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North Carolina - Hymn - University of North Carolina Center for Public Television

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