Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 1995

George Hamilton V is the son of longtime Grand Ol' Opry member George Hamilton IV.

His debut CD, the critically acclaimed HOUSE OF TEARS, produced by Mitch Easter of REM fame, wound-up on many U.S. year-end Top Ten lists alongside U2, REM and Bruce Springsteen - it was released under his alias: Hege V. George V toured America in a beat-up Cadillac hearse, the "Hearse Of Tears", (10,000 miles through 21 states in 27 days) playing the honky-tonks from Austin to Boston while his self-directed music video, "Burial Ground Of The Broken Hearted", aired on MTV. George's first Country single, "She Says", made BILLBOARD MAGAZINE's TOP 100 -- earning invitations to perform the song on BBC-TV and at the world-famous GRAND OLE OPRY.