George Morgan (singer)

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George Thomas Morgan (June 28, 1924 – July 7, 1975) was a mid-20th century country music singer.

Morgan was born to Zachariah "Zach" Morgan and Ethel Turner in Waverly, Tennessee but raised in Barberton, Ohio. He was, along with a few other contemporaries (most notably Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves), referred to as a "country crooner", his singing style being far more similar to that of Bing Crosby or Perry Como than that of Ernest Tubb or Lefty Frizzell. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

George Morgan was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1948 and is best remembered for the Columbia Records song "Candy Kisses." which was a No.1 hit on the Billboard country music charts for three weeks in 1949. He also had several hits based on a "rose" theme, like Room Full of Roses, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, and Red Roses from the Blue Side of Town.

His daughter Lorrie Morgan is also a country music singer. Using modern technology, Lorrie recently recorded a duet with her late father entitled From This Moment On.

In 1974 George Morgan was the last person to sing on the stage of the Ryman auditorium before the Grand Ole Opry moved to the new Grand Ole Opry House, A week later he was the first to sing on stage at the new Grand Ole Opry.

Morgan died of a heart attack after undergoing open heart surgery.

On his passing in 1975, he was interred in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee.