Pat Boone made his name in entertainment by doing songs that, because they were done by black artists, simply weren't acceptable to mainstream America. I've heard him talk about this and he always very quick to point out that any success he enjoyed was mostly due to those black artists who discovered the songs and recorded them first. Pretty neat guy!
Yes, he is. I still like to listen to the 'oldies', here in York, PA, on 96.1FM.
"Pat Boone made his name in entertainment by doing songs that, because they were done by black artists, simply weren't acceptable to mainstream America. I've heard him talk about this and he always very quick to point out that any success he enjoyed was mostly due to those black artists who discovered the songs and recorded them first. Pretty neat guy!"
This is true. However, Pat sang them very white, without the gritty bluesy edge that the black singers had. His version of Tuttie Fruity Oh Rudy was pretty lamo....but he is still a good guy. Go Pat!
Yes, he was/ is, j.