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Topics => The Departed => Topic started by: ChrstnHsbndFthr on April 17, 2013, 07:45:05 AM

Title: George Beverly Shea at 104 years old!
Post by: ChrstnHsbndFthr on April 17, 2013, 07:45:05 AM

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/george_beverly_shea_dies_sang_at_graham_crusades/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/george_beverly_shea_dies_sang_at_graham_crusades/)
"MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — George Beverly Shea, whose booming baritone voice echoed through stadiums, squares and souls during a decades-long career with evangelist Billy Graham, died Tuesday. He was 104.

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association spokesman Brent Rinehart said Shea died in Asheville after a brief illness.

Shea’s rendition of “How Great Thou Art” came to define the faith of a Protestant generation that Graham helped bring to Jesus Christ. He performed live before an estimated 200 million people at crusades over the years — taking him from North Dakota to North Korea and beyond.

He joined Graham’s crusade team in 1947 and stayed until Graham’s declining health ended most of the evangelist’s public appearances nearly 60 years later."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=35FILs1qiVA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=35FILs1qiVA)

Title: Re: George Beverly Shea at 104 years old!
Post by: Libertas on April 17, 2013, 08:17:19 AM

Ya know, the face just doesn't ring any bells, can't say the same for the voice.

R.I.P. George.