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The Wind Cries Mary by Pat Boone

Artist Biography For Pat Boone

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. His Cover Versions Of African-American Rhythm And Blues Hits Had A Noticeable Effect On The Development Of The Broad Popularity Of Rock And Roll. He Is Also An Actor A Motivational Speaker A Television Personality And A Conservative Political Commentator.


Born In Jacksonville Florida USA Boone Is A Direct Descendant Of The American Pioneer Daniel Boone. He Grew Up In Nashville Tennessee Attended David Lipscomb College And Began Recording In 1954 For Republic Records. His 1955 Version Of "Ain't That A Shame" Was A Huge Hit Selling Far Better Than Fats Domino's Original Version. This Set The Stage For The Early Part Of Boone's Career Which Focused On Covering R&B Songs By Black Artists For A White Market. Previously Rock 'n' Roll Had Had Only Limited Exposure Outside Of The African American Community. Pat Boone's Pale Covers Gave Attention To The More Authentic Original Artists Such As Little Richard And Fats Domino And To Rhythm And Blues In General. In Addition The Songwriters And Copyright Holders Benefited Even When Individual Artists Did Not.

In Fact Only Six Of Boone's Many Hit Singles Were R&B Covers And Only Four Of Those Were Rockers. All Were Released In The First Two Years Of His Long Career. These Were "Ain't That A Shame" By Fats Domino And "Tutti Frutti" And "Long Tall Sally" By Little Richard And "At My Front Door Crazy Little Mama" By The El Dorados. The Other Two R&B Covers Were Well-Chosen Blues Ballads "I Almost Lost My Mind" By Ivory Joe Hunter And "Chains Of Love " A Hit For Big Joe Turner And Later B.B. King That Had Been Written By Ahmet Ertegun. By 1957 Boone Was Concentrating On The Middle-Of-The-Road Music That Dominated His Career. He Never Recorded Another R&B Cover.

Known As "The Kid In White Buck Shoes" Boone Sported A Clean-Cut Image That Appealed To White Teens And Parents. His Singing Style A Rich Baritone Followed In The Tradition Of His Idol Bing Crosby. Preferring To Carry On In The Crosby Tradition He Soon Began Turning More And More To Ballads. Some Of His Biggest Hits Included "Love Letters In The Sand" With The Instrumental Break Featuring Boone's Whistling "April Love" "Friendly Persuasion Thee I Love" And "Don't Forbid Me".

His Teen Idol Popularity In The Late 1950s Was Second Only To That Of Elvis Presley And Like Presley He Soon Tried His Hand At Acting. Boone's Pictures Included 1960's Journey To The Center Of The Earth Alongside Hollywood Notable James Mason.

His Recording Of The Theme Song From The 1957 Film April Love Topped The Charts For Six Weeks And Was Nominated For An Academy Award. Pat Also Wrote The Theme Song For The Movie Exodus.

A Devout Born-Again Christian He Was Raised In The Conservative Church Of Christ But Has Been A Member Of A Pentecostal Church For More Than Thirty Years. 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. Among His Other Achievements He Hosted A TV Series In The Late 1950s And Began Writing In The Early 1960s A Series Of Self-Help Books For Adolescents Including Twixt Twelve And Twenty.

The British Invasion Effectively Ended Boone's Career As A Hitmaker Though He Continued Recording Throughout The 1960s. In The 1970s He Switched To Gospel And Country And He Continued Performing In Other Media As Well Most Importantly Radio. He Is Currently Working As The Disc Jockey Of A Popular Oldies Radio Show And Runs His Own Record Company Which Provides A Much-Welcomed Outlet For New Recordings By 1950s Greats Who Can No Longer Find A Place With The Major Labels.

Boone Married Shirley Lee Foley Daughter Of Country Music Great Red Foley And Singer Judy Martin In 1953 And They Had Four Daughters Cherry Lindy Debby And Laury. In The 1960s And 1970s The Boone Family Toured As Gospel Singers And Made Gospel Albums Such As The Pat Boone Family And The Family Who Prays.

In The Early 1990s Boone Joined Amway And Spoke At Many Motivational Seminars. He Was Also A Distributor. He Never Reached The Coveted Amway Rank Of Diamond.

In 1997 Boone Released In A Metal Mood No More Mr. Nice Guy A Collection Of Heavy Metal Covers Revamped To Fit His Style. To Promote The Album He Appeared At The American Music Awards In Black Leather Shocking Audiences And Losing His Respectability Among His Largest Constituency Conservative Christians. He Was Then Fired From Gospel America A TV Show On The Trinity Broadcasting Network. About A Year Later The Controversy Died Down And Many Fans Including Jack Hayford Accepted His Explanation Of The Leather Outfit Being A "parody Of Himself". He Was Re-Hired By Trinity Broadcasting And Gospel America Was Brought Back.

In 2003 The Gospel Music Association Of Nashville Tennessee Recognized His Gospel Recording Work By Inducting Him Into Its Gospel Music Hall Of Fame.

Boone And His Wife Live In Los Angeles California. They Are Members Of The Church On The Way In Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley. His One-Time Neighbor Was Ozzy Osbourne And His Family. Boone's Cover Of Osborne's Song "Crazy Train" Became The Theme Song For The Osbornes. It Appears On The Osbornes Soundrack. Osborne Said That Boone "never Complained Once" About Living Next Door To His Less-Than-Traditional Family.

Boone Once Claimed To Use His Own Surname In Lieu Of Curse Words When Upset.

In 2006 Boone Penned An Article For WorldNetDaily In Which He Argued That Democrats And Others Who Are Against The Iraq War Cannot Under Any Circumstances Be Considered Patriotic. He Also Recently Was Interviewed By Neil Cavuto On Fox News Where He Expressed His Outrage Against The Opponents Of George W. Bush Namely The Dixie Chicks That Their Criticisms Of The President Showed They Did Not "respect Their Elders". Another Article Defended Mel Gibson After The Actor Was Recorded Making An Anti-Semitic Rant. Despite Their Differing Political Views Pat Boone Is Friends With The Reverend Jesse Jackson.

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