For the record, I never liked Pat Boone much. Sounded too much like the regular pop singers who sang the standards I hated at that time. Ditto for all the milquetoast “rockers” who took over in the early sixties after the initial rock and rollers died or flamed out. I liked the little rougher, bluesier type rock and rollers for the most part. Early Elvis over late Elvis. But I still like some of garage-sounding bands as simple as they were.
We agree then. Interestingly enough, none other than Chris Isaac once said he liked Pat Boone. Maybe he was joking, as he often does, but pat had a few good ballads like “Moody River”. The Elvis debate is also interesting. When did Elvis die? There are several schools of thought:
- When he left Sun Records,
- When he went in the Army,
- 2 years after returning from service,
- After the comeback TV special and the Memphis album.