Boone, Pat

Charles Eugene Patrick Boone ( born Charles Eugene Patrick Boone ) was born in Jacksonville , Florida , in the family of a descendant of Daniel Boone , the first settler, one of the first heroes of America. It has Irish-Scottish roots. ^[3]

Patrick spent his school years in Nashville ; after leaving school he married Shirley Fowley, the daughter of Red Fowley , a famous country music performer .

After studying for a while at Nashville College, David Lipscomb ( Eng. David Lipscomb College ), Boone transferred to the University of North Texas. Pat Boone was about to become an English teacher, instilling in his students also Christian values ​​following the example of his teachers. ^[four]

The beginning of a musical career

As a student, he won the music competition and in 1952 received the right to listen to The Ted Mack Amateur Hour (the predecessor to American Idol) in the new talent program, in which he participated and won for 3 consecutive weeks. On trials, he performed the Christian hit "I believe". ^{[4] A} triple victory ensured his participation in yet another special issue.

At the same time, Boone auditioned for The Arthur Godfrey Show, where he performed for another year. These appearances led to sound recordings. Then Boone married, he and his wife Shirley were expecting the firstborn.

According to the singer, one after another the victory in the musical tops was a surprise to him. After the success of the songs, he began acting in films, although he had not thought about it before. ^[four]

In 1954, Boone first recorded on the small Republic Records label, followed by the single “Two Hearts, Two Kisses” released by Dot Records. At the end of 1955, Boone first headed the hit parade - with his own version of "Ain't That a Shame", a hit by Fats Domino .

Boone and Elvis

10/22/1955. E. Presley spoke before P. Boone's exit at Cleveland high school in front of 3 thousand young people. Then Elvis was not yet widely known and was nervous before the performance. ^[four]

According to Boone himself, in the 1950s he had 1 hit more than Elvis Presley (counting songs on the charts).

Between 1956 and 1963, Boone entered the charts 54 times; The peak of its popularity came in 1957. In the same year, he began to conduct his own television program on the ABC channel, The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom . Contributed to the popularity of the singer and 15 films with his participation (in particular, “Bernadine” and “April Love”). Although Boone's television program closed in 1960, he remained a pop star and a year later topped the lists with the single “ Moody River ”. By this time, he also made his debut in the literary field, writing several books for teenagers in the genre “help yourself” (“Twixt Twelve and Twenty”, “Between You, Me and the Gatepost”, “The Care and Feeding of Parents”) ^{[ 1]} .

First recession and career continuation

Deprived of the support of a youth audience during the period of the " British invasion ", Boone switched to recording country melodies and gospels . Also, according to Boone himself, at that time he earned more on the sale of portraits of the Beatles ^[4] than on his recordings - for this a Dutch artist was hired and a license was obtained from the group manager. At the meeting, the Beatles approved the products; during his long career, Boone has met many stars of the world of music: for example, The Beatles , Bono .

He continued to record on Dot and regularly performed concerts in which his wife and four daughters took part, helping to strengthen the public image of Bun the “family man” ^[1] . The head of the family himself said that it was easier to look after teenage daughters.

In 1977, the 20-year-old slow-moving ballad of his 20-year-old daughter Debbie Boone , “You Light Up My Life,” became the best-selling single in the United States. She stayed in 1st place for 13 weeks - in the entire history there were only two more songs with the same success. ^[four]

Rock: rejection and new friends

In 1997, Boone attracted the attention of the press by releasing the humorous album No More Mr. Nice Guy with cover versions of such hard rock samples as Smoke on the Water and Stairway to Heaven . P. Boone explained that he recognized rockers as good people and musicians; in addition, quality arrangements were made for the jazz orchestra; rock musicians agreed, they themselves wanted and participated in the recordings ^[4] . However, music critics did not understand Boone’s attempt to "become a rock metal", although the album's circulation scattered quickly.

When he appeared at the American Music Awards in a black leather suit with (tattooed with felt-tip pen) tattoos on his hands, many fans of his Christian records did not understand the joke and demanded that he be removed from the Gospel America television program ^[1] . At this ceremony, Pat jokingly earned the nod of heavy music stars and was called the "future of metal." However, a few months later Boone appeared on TBN in the company of Christian bikers. ^[four]

Boone explained that rock and metal were not his addiction or purpose — he wrote down songs that he found to be musically high in verses that did not contradict Christian values ​​(for example, did not contain spells or drug propaganda).

P. Boone was a neighbor of Ozzy Osbourne in Hollywood , and the screensaver of the reality show "Osbourne" used his version of Osborne's song "Crazy Train" ( Crazy train ). Boone and Alice Cooper became friends. ^[four]

Pat Boone, with his smoothly combed hair and disarming smile, performed not only the pop standards of the Great American Songbook , but also the rock and roll hits of Fats Domino and Little Richard . It was he who made rock and roll , albeit in a much smoothed form, acceptable to a conservative, rural America, wary of the "unbridled" work of black rock and roll pioneers ^[1] . The term "rock and roll pop" is sometimes used to refer to his music.

Pat Boone married Shirley Boone at age 19. They met at school at the age of 16 - Pat asked that he be introduced to the girl by the coach of the basketball team in which he played. ^[4] According to Boone, the Fowley family was about to move, and he asked Shirley's hands not to part with her. At that time, Pat and Shirley were already known in Nashville as amateur singers who "dedicated their lives to God."

In his young years, his life was full in all areas: to graduate from the university at 23, he already had 4 daughters.

The marriage lasted more than 65 years, until the death of Shirley in January 2019. Spouses were engaged in charity work, S. Boone established her foundation, helped during the crisis in Cambodia, participated in the fight against hunger, etc.

Pat Boone, a deeply religious, religious man, calls himself "a conservative in Hollywood."

Already in his childhood in Nashville, he prayed that his life would be pleasing to God. ^[four]

Colleagues made fun of him for his religiosity and abstinence, including on the air (he himself liked such jokes). ^[four]

In 1960-70. contributed to the popularization of Christian values ​​(the campaign for school prayer in 1964 and others) ^[4] .

All these years, Boone has been visible on television, voicing the views of the conservative wing of the Republican Party . In particular, he supported President Bush and the war in Iraq, condemning musicians who opposed it ^[5] .

Prior to the election of D. Trump , US President Pat Boone supported him, while noting the mistakes in the behavior and speech of the candidate. In an interview, the artist compared Trump with President G. Truman , noting that voters want a president - not a professional politician, and that 70% of them are against both main candidates (Trump and Clinton ). Boone allegedly advised Trump to stop calling his opponents and watch R. Reagan's speeches, which he laughed at.

Singles (favorites)

1) “Two Hearts, Two Kisses” (March 1955, # 16)

2) “Ain't That a Shame” (1955, # 1) by Fats Domino ^[4]

• “At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)” (1955, # 7)
• “No Arms Can Ever Hold You” (1955, # 26)
• “Gee Whittakers!” (1956, # 19)
• “I'll Be Home” (1956, # 4)
• Tutti Frutti (1956, # 12)
• “Just As Long As I'm With You” (1956, # 76)
• Long Tall Sally (1956, # 8)
• “I Almost Lost My Mind” (1956, # 1)
• Friendly Persuasion (# 5)
• Chains of Love (# 20)
• “Howdy!” (1956, # 14)
• “Don't Forbid Me” (1957, # 1)
• Anastasia (1957, # 37)
• “Why Baby Why” (1957, # 5)
• “I'm Waiting Just For You” (1957, # 27)
• Love Letters In The Sand (1957, # 1)
• Bernadine (1957, # 14)
• “A Closer Walk With Thee” (1957, # 13)
• Remember You're Mine (1957, # 6)
• “There's a Gold Mine in the Sky” (1957, # 20)
• “When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano” (1957, # 90)
• April Love (1957, # 1)
• Four By Pat (1958, # 5)
• A Wonderful Time Up There (1958, # 4)
• It's Too Soon To Know (1958, # 11)
• Cherie, I Love You (1958, # 63)
• Sugar Moon (1958, # 5)
• If Dreams Came True (1958, # 7)
• “With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair” (1958, # 21)
• "Good Rockin 'Tonight" (1958, # 49)
• “For A Penny” (1958, # 23)
• "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango" (1958, # 62)
• Twixt Twelve And Twenty (1958, # 17)
• Fools Hall Of Fame (1959, # 29)
• Beyond The Sunset (1959, # 71)
• “(Welcome) New Lovers” (1960, # 18)
• “Words” (1960, # 94)
• “Walking The Floor Over You” (1960, # 44)
• "Spring Rain" (1960, # 50)
• Moonglow (1960, # 26)
• Candy Sweet (1960, # 72)
• "Delia Gone" (1960, # 66)
• Dear John (1960, # 44)
• Alabam (1960, # 47)
• “The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)” (1961, # 64)
• Moody River (1960, # 1)
• Big Cold Wind (1960, # 19)
• Johnny Will (1962, # 35)
• Pictures In The Fire (1962, # 77)
• “I'll See You In My Dreams” (1062, # 32)
• Quando Quando Quando (1962, # 95)
• Speedy Gonzales (1962, # 6)
• Ten Lonely Guys (1962, # 45)
• "White Christmas" (1962, # 116)

Albums

• Pat Boone (1957, # 20)
• Pat's Great Hits (1957, # 3)
• Hymns We Love (1957, # 21)
• April Love (soundtrack, 1957, # 12)
• Tenderly (1959, No. 17)
• Moody River (1960, # 29)
• White Christmas (1961, # 39)
• Pat Boone Sings Guess Who (1961)
• Pat Boone's Golden Hits (1962, # 66)
• State Fair (soundtrack, 1962, # 12)
• Ain't That a Shame (1963)
• The Lord's Prayer (And Other Great Great Hymns, 1964)
• Boss Beat! (1964)
• Near You (1965)
• Blest Be Thy Name (1965)
• Great Hits of 1965 (1966)
• Memories (1966)
• Wish You Were Here, Buddy (1966)
• Winners of the Reader's Digest Poll (1966)
• Christmas Is a Comin '(1966)
• How Great Thou Art (1967)
• I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman (1967)
• Look Ahead (1968)
• Departure (1969)
• Come Together: A Musical Experience in Love (1972)
• Songs for the Jesus Folks (1973)
• Texas Woman (1976)
• Songmaker (1981)
• In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
• American Glory (2002)
• Pat Boone R&B Classics - We Are Family (2006)

In 1987, the company "Melody" released the album "Pat BUN - Love in April" (C60 24379 003), recordings of the 1950-1960s.

• The Pied Piper of Cleveland (1955)
• Bernardine (1957)
• April Love (1957)
• Mardi Gras (1958)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
• The whole crew on deck (1961)
• State Fair (1962)
• Main attraction (1962)
• The Horror of It All (1963)
• Yellow Canary (1963)
• Never Put It in Writing (1964)
• Goodbye Charlie (1964)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
• Dangerous adventures of Pauline (1967)
• Cross and knife (1970)
• Roger and Me (1989) (doc.)
• Tammy Faye's Eyes (2000 (doc.)
• Hollywood on Fire (2008) (doc)

• Pat Boone on the Internet Movie Database
• Official site