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  Pat Boone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone) (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, Boone is a direct descendant of the American pioneer Daniel Boone.
Boone has refused both songs and movie roles that he felt might compromise his standards, including a role opposite the decade's reigning sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe.
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 Pat Boone
Pat, his wife Shirley and their four daughters: Cherry, Lindy, Debby, and Laury, toured as gospel singers and recorded albums like "The Pat Boone Family" and "The Family Who Prays".
Pat's daughter Debby married Gabriel Ferrer, who is the son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney and released a single of her own in 1977 called "You Light Up My Life".
Pat Boone's place in Rock and Roll history is solidified by the fact that from 1955 to 1962, he had 54 hit singles and for four consecutive years, 1955 to 1959, he was never off the pop charts.
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Pat has sung love songs, ballads, gospel, rock and roll, and covered a number of famous R and B tunes.
Pat points to the "hard, hard left-of-center 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling" that the Pledge violates the first amendment's so-called separation of church and state.
Pat sang a portion of the song on Crossfire, a factor he believes sent it to No. 15 on the Billboard charts.
www.cbn.com /700club/guests/bios/pat_boone_052804.aspx   (796 words)

  
 Pat Boone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pat Boone was doing R&B songs, and doing them in his own smooth style, which was quite different from the way they had been done originally, the records sold well.
Pat's daughter Debby had an illustrious singing career for a brief time, winning Grammy awards for her tremendously successful "You Light Up My Life" which was the biggest selling record of 1977.
Pat Boone appeared at the American Music Awards in 1997 dressed in chains, a leather vest, fake tattoos, and no white bucks.
www.hhdarma.addr.com /biographies/boone.html   (392 words)

  
 Pat Boone Page
Pat Boone was the second most popular singer of the late 50's [behind Elvis Presley] and sold many, many records.
Pat Boone was doing good R&B songs, and doing them in his own smooth style, which was quite different from the way they had been done originally.
Pat Boone surprised some people when he appeared at the American Music Awards in 1997 dressed in chains and a leather vest and sporting fake tattoos, but without his trademark white bucks this time.
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 Pat Boone: Cover Charge by Gary North
In 1955, Pat Boone had his first number-one hit, "Ain't That a Shame." It was a cover for a Fats Domino record.
Boone moved to ballads in late 1956 with the soundtrack hit of Friendly Persuasion: "Thee I Love." It is worth noting that this Gary Cooper movie may be the most popular movie in American history that defends pacifism (Quaker) as a moral cause, a movie against the American Civil War.
Pat Boone didn't for a few years, but he established a new reputation as a balladeer.
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 Pat Boone
During the 1950s singer Pat Boone rivalled Elvis Presley for success on the charts, most famously with subdued covers of hit songs by fl artists.
Unabashedly Christian, Boone has since had a reputation as a wholesome, inoffensive celebrity who, like William Shatner, is willing to poke fun at himself in order to stay in the limelight.
Boone is married to Shirley Foley, the daughter of country singer Red Foley.
www.factmonster.com /biography/var/patboone.html   (407 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily News Archives: Pat Boone
Saturday, August 05, 2006 by Pat Boone -- I'm not being sacrilegious; I mean this admonition literally and reverentially.
Saturday, July 08, 2006 by Pat Boone -- My dictionary defines patriotism as "love of country and devotion to its welfare." A patriot is "one who loves his (or her) country and zealously supports its interests." I agree with that definition.
Pat Boone, descendent of the legendary pioneer Daniel Boone, has been a top-selling recording artist, the star of his own hit TV series, a movie star, a Broadway headliner, and a best-selling author in a career that has spanned half a century.
wnd.com /news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=268   (555 words)

  
 Pat Boone News
Born-again Christian crooner PAT BOONE is offering religious fans the chance to start their day off with the sound of his voice as part of a new mobile phone initiative.
Ken Lecheminant remembers the opening day of singer Pat Boone's 1957 movie, "April Love." Lecheminant was 16, and he watched the movie at Glendale's Alex Theatre with his girlfriend.
Iconic American musicians Kenny Rogers and Pat Boone are among the artists who will take the stage for the 2006-07 season at the Mesa Arts Center.
www.topix.net /who/pat-boone   (689 words)

  
 Pat Boone - Biography - AOL Music
Charles Eugene Patrick Boone was born June 1, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida; a descendant of American frontier hero Daniel Boone; he attended high school in Nashville, and was voted student body president.
Although the rise of Beatlemania put the brakes on Boone's run as a teen idol -- after 1962, he failed to again crack the Top 40 -- he continued recording for Dot through the late 1960s, and in his live performances regularly appeared with his wife and their four daughters, further reinforcing his family-friendly image.
By and large, Boone spent much of the 1980s and 1990s out of the secular media spotlight, but in 1997 he made a splash with the LP No More Mr.
music.aol.com /artist/pat-boone/3746/biography   (433 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Pat Boone sings praises of blood donation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Boone relates that when the friends turned around, they saw a hole in the glass skylight on the light-colored roof.
Boone and his family not only donate blood but have also taken an active role in Corbin's recovery.
Boone says that other coma survivors have joined in spiritual services on the hospital grounds in support of Corbin.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlight/2001-07-19-boone-blood.htm   (976 words)

  
 Actors - Pat Boone
Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him one of the most popular performers of the 1950s and 1960s.
Little Richard once said "Pat Boone is the man who made me a millionaire." Little Richard is one of the few artists to become famous in his own right despite the policy of using people like Pat Boone to "rework" his songs.
Little Richard also once said that the kids (his audience) would have Pat Boone in the top drawer and Little Richard hidden in the bottom drawer, which shows an understanding of the underlying prejucide of systemically using Euro-ethnic artists to "rework" the art of Afro-ethnic artists.
listing-index.ebay.com /actors/Pat_Boone.html   (864 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Pat Boone shreds Cindy 'peaceniks'
Music legend Pat Boone is blasting the peace message of Cindy Sheehan and other anti-war activists, claiming their rhetoric is making the U.S. more vulnerable to future terrorist attacks.
Boone, father of pop star Debby Boone, made the remarks yesterday on "Farah Live," the nationally broadcast radio show hosted by WND founder Joseph Farah, while Cindy Sheehan was returning to Crawford, Texas, to continue her quest for a second meeting with President Bush.
Now at age 71, Boone has become politically active with a group called the "60 Plus Association," a non-partisan seniors advocacy group which supports an abolition of the death tax.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45958   (720 words)

  
 Pat Boone St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Certainly, Boone's versions were tame compared to the raw delivery of the original artists, but they also allowed the music to be introduced to audiences who otherwise wouldn't have heard it.
Since both Boone and Presley hailed from the South, and because they appeared to be polar opposites, they were frequently pitted against one another in the press.
The great-great-great-great grandson of frontiersman Daniel Boone was born Charles Eugene Pat Boone in Jacksonville, Florida.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200169   (873 words)

  
 Pat Boone chat on Prodigy
Pat Boone is #5 for most consecutive Top 10 hits; #9 for most charted singles; #9 for most Top 40 hits; #11 for most weeks at #1 position and #16 for most #1 hits.
Which is the case with my new heavy metal album, "Pat Boone in a Metal Mood." I finished recording that that album in July and MCA is releasing it in January.
PAT BOONE: 40 YEARS OF HITS will be available in stores beginning Dec 12, but you can also order the VHS hi-fi cassette through Rhino Mail Order at 1-800-432-0020 (avoid the holiday crowds in the stores)...
pages.prodigy.net /dianamorris/feat1k.htm   (2801 words)

  
 Wes Vernon interview with Pat Boone
PAT BOONE: Four daughters only three-and-a-half years apart, so they were pre-teens and teenagers all at the same time.
BOONE: Anyway, legislative ability, I think is second to the ability of a leader to inspire and literally to lead in positive directions.
BOONE: [This involved] behavior, world opinion of America and its leaders, and what is expected of us, and [the effect] on our young people....
www.renewamerica.us /news/060109boone.htm   (4743 words)

  
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CBN.com – Pat Boone cranked out his first No. 1 hit record – a cover of Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That a Shame” – in 1955.
For his 50th anniversary as a chart-topper, Boone decided he wanted to try a feat never before accomplished: hitting six different Billboard charts with releases as varied as Latin love songs, RandB groovers, an ode to NASCAR and a tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham that features U2’s Bono.
Later, Boone asked if he’d like to participate in the tribute, and Bono agreed, saying he was an admirer of Graham.
www.cbn.com /cbnmusic/artists/Boone_Pat.asp   (835 words)

  
 Pat Boone: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Popular Christian music singer Debby Boone is known for her '70s hit "You Light Up My Life," which stayed at number one for ten weeks in 1977 and won her a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.Born in New Jersey, Debby Boone's life was full of music growing up.
Her father is Pat Boone, the popular singer of the '50s.
At the age of 14, Debby Boone began touring with her three sisters and her father.
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 Buy Pat Boone Tickets - Cheap Pat Boone Concert Show Tickets At Onlineseats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is one of the biggest recording artists of the 20th century.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Boone is a direct descendent of the legendary American pioneer Daniel Boone.
Pat Boone tickets may be purchased by following any of the links on this page.
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 Amazon.com: In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy: Music: Pat Boone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pat singing Smoke on the Water will have you on your knees, crying tears of laughter, especially if you grew up on Deep Purple's original version.
This cd by Pat Boone should be listened to with an open mind and sense of humor.
Pat Boone's faltering voice has seen better days, and the fact he got in hot water over this tame,innocently-bad,funny album is freakin' hilarious!
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 Open Directory - Arts: People: B: Boone, Pat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Larry King Live Interview With Pat Boone and His Family - Transcript of the December 25, 2002 interview with Pat Boone, Jessica Corbin, Rick Warren regarding Pat's grandson Ryan Corbin.
Transcript of TV Interview with Pat Boone - Pat Boone was a guest on "The Interview" program from NHK television in Japan.
Pat Boone's Controversial Mission to Interpret Pop Culture - Christianity Today article by Edward Gilbreath.
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 Pat Boone - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
The man who turned white shoes into a fashion statement, singer/actor Pat Boone was born in Florida and raised in Nashville.
Pat Boone was the second most popular singer of the late 50's [behind...
Pat Boone - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Pat Boone Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Pat Boone Remembers Elvis Presley
Pat Boone: Well, I first met Elvis in Cleveland, Ohio.
So we didn't call it 'Pat Sings Elvis.' We called it 'Pat Boone Sings Guess Who?' And I wrote, I don't know how this will translate, but I wrote backliner notes all about my friend Guess Whosely.
But then, old diehard Boone conceived the brilliant scheme of stretching an extension cord out into the alley alongside the theater, where passing patrons, hurrying to get inside, out of the snow, were treated to a puzzling sight.
www.elvis.com.au /presley/pat_boone_elvis_presley.shtml   (1436 words)

  
 Pat Boone - "The Kid in White Buck Shoes"
This set the stage for the early part of Boone's career, which focused on reworking RandB hits with a cleaner image, bringing rock 'n' roll tunes to a much wider audience, but also brought attention to the original artists.
In recent decades, a contingent of rock 'n' roll fans and fans of "African American music," as it was known, have successfully boycotted Pat Boone's cover records from the majority of oldies stations.
Despite his having played a crucial role in the popularization of rock 'n' roll, he has yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
www.jeffosretromusic.com /patboone.html   (1027 words)

  
 PAT BOONE // 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Listen to the complete interview with Pat on the Mark Snyder Show, now playing on Channel 1 of the PMP Network.
A full jukebox of songs covering Pat's entire career will be up and running shortly in the Jukebox section.
See Pat paying musical tribute to Billy Graham, alongside other performers and contributors such as Leann Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Michael McDonald, Bono, Larry King, and more.
www.patboone.com   (263 words)

  
 Pat Boone review for the Phantom Tollbooth
Pat Boone, the fifties' best-selling singer whose embrace of the Jesus Movement gave it legitimacy and a Hollywood address for pool-side baptisms, once more shares his popularity with a neglected, disreputable genre: heavy metal.
By now, you've probably heard of it--Pat Boone, who's been making big-band and commercial jazz music for your parents and grandparents since the 50's (he was Elvis's rival once upon a time), has made a strange record of heavy metal cover songs!
Pat's singing occasionally sounds to me like Troy McClure from The Simpsons (the once big-time actor character), which makes me laugh even harder as I listen to him.
www.tollbooth.org /reviews/pboone.html   (836 words)

  
 Pat Boone Sings Heavy Metal
Pat Boone's soon- to- be- released album of heavy metal and classic rock songs have Christians abuzz over whether he has lost his soul or just his mind.
Boone, who hosts the weekly television show "Gospel America," said he screened 150 metal songs for musical nuggets that reflect his values.
He told Charisma magazine he believes metal music is filled with symbolism and messages similar to biblical prophecies.
www.skypoint.com /members/schutz19/patboone.htm   (196 words)

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