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Stuart Hamblen

real name Carl Stuart Hamblen

Santa Monica, United States · 1908-10-20 – 1989-03-08

Stuart Hamblen is credited on 2,952 releases across 773 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,952

Credits

773

Albums

8

Decades active

405

In collections

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Stuart Hamblen (born October 20, 1908, Kellyville, Texas, USA - died March 8, 1989, Santa Monica, California, USA) was an American singer and songwriter. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970), the Academy of Country Music Pioneer (1971), Hollywood Walk of Fame (1976), Gospel Music Hall of Fame (1994), Texas Country Music Hall of Fame (2001) and the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame (2012). He was one of radio's first singing cowboys, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office. Known best for his original composition "Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)."

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2,952 releases · 773 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,252
  • Other credits · 59
  • Engineering · 2
  • Production · 1

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Eden Studios · Fireside Studios · Honeyhill Studios

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