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For the past three decades, George Linton has been volunteering to sing to patients and hospital staff in need of a pick-me-up. The Governor General awarded him the Sovereigns' Medal for Volunteers last month to recognize his work.

George Linton is admired by patients and staff alike for his musical talent and jovial personalityToronto man awarded Sovereign's Medal for 30 years of singing to hospital patientsFor the past three decades, George Linton has been using his spare time to sing to patients and hospital staff in Toronto in need of a pick-me-up.If you've seen a 96-year-old man lugging a guitar or belting out a tune in Toronto hospitals, it was probably George Linton.

"I hope that somehow it may encourage other people who do music to keep at it and realize, as I'm sure many musicians do, how much the music is enjoyed by people who may not get much happiness in their lives because of pain," Linton told CBC News. George Linton was awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers for singing to Toronto patients and hospital staff for over 30 years. Linton's son-in-law, Blair McKay, says in the earlier days, he'd dress up in various costumes and busk at local festivals, then donate the earnings to charity.

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