George Beverly Shea

George Beverly Bev Shea born February 1 1909 is a Canadianborn American gospel singer and hymn composer  George Beverly Sheas deep resonant voice has sung hope into the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout his long and legendary career Throughout his 65year friendship with Billy Graham he has been a permanent fixture at Billy Graham crusades in all fifty states and on every continent in the world According to the Guinness Book of Records Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people Still more people have been impacted by his music through Grammywinning recordings as well as television and radio broadcasts across the world   His legacy is nothing short of extraordinary