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Posted on 08/14/2005 10:04:47 PM PDT by USMale
The original American Idol, Pat Boone, is celebrating his 50th year with a career few singers come close to, I am shocked and astounded to learn Pat Boone is absent from his rightful place in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. How couId this terrible oversight have occurred? No one alive today is more deserving of this honor than Pat Boone.
Red Foley, Country Music Hall of Famer, was Pat Boone's father-in-law. I think.
I think quite a few people in this thread have pointed out the milliue that PB was in -- he WAS a Rocker for his era. He was part of that transition team when we went from big bands to Buddy Holly and Elvis.
I agree he deserves his spot in the HOF.
It was a great time to be a teenager!
""Before Elvis... there was nothing!"
Buddy Holly predated Elvis. In fact, if anyone deserves the title of "King of Rock & Roll", it's Buddy."
I love Buddy, too - but he sure didn't predate Elvis. Elvis' first Sun single "That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky" was recorded in 1954. Buddy didn't start recording until '56, and his first hit, "That'll Be The Day" wasn't until '57.
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No, he sucked out loud. That explains it.
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Media creations just like The Monkees.
LOL.......well now, just hold on there. You're being WAAAAAAAAY too hard on the guy. There's more to that story.
You may not believe it, but for a time the Boone family lived next door to none other than the Prince of Darkness himself........Ozzie Osbourne (and family). What's even odder is how WELL they got along; they genuinely liked each other (Ozzie has mentioned this numerous times). Pat Boone related how he'd ride around with Ozzie listening to heavy rock (courtesy of Ozzie's car stereo and significant collection of hard rock). Boone LIKED it, much to his own surprise. He came to understand the appeal of heavy rock, and he decided to have some fun with it (yes, that's FUN.......the whole thing was more than a bit of a spoof, even though his appreciation of the genre was genuine) and recorded "No More Mr. Nice Guy". He even appeared on late night TV in that leather garb (and made it darned clear he was just funnin' with it all......too many STILL didn't and don't get it).
Never once did Boone denounce his Christianity in any way, shape, or form. Just because someone loves heavy rock doesn't mean they aren't or can't be Christian, for pete's sake.
I thought the whole thing was a hoot and I give PB a LOT of credit for having the stones to do that album (no pun intended).
What's he getting it for? Covering the records of fifties black artists? Whatever.
I think you're being a bit harsh.
The little geek in glasses would disagree with that one himself!
And, just to let you know, Nirvana is my favorite all-time R&R band, so I ain't no fuddy duddy.
What does everyone know Pat Boone for though? Covering other people's songs, esp. at a time when they were unaccredited which is really stealing. PB isn't someone I thought would be in the R&R hall but then again...Bono is in there too!
I like Buddy Holly. Elvis too but I'd have to agree with you as far as talent goes.
Here is his website,
http://www.patboone.com/
He is very Pro-America. Here's an excerpt from his site,
QUOTE, 'In his interview with NewsMax.com, Boone said many of Hollywood's older stars — Reagan, the late John Wayne, Glenn Ford, Clint Eastwood — were more respectful of their country and much more appreciative of their success.
'He said in those days, Americans believed they were at least on the right course, even if they didn't always agree with U.S. leaders. And he said entertainers and the media would never savage candidates the way they do today.
'"The idea that the Dixie Chicks could go over to another country and tell an audience they were ashamed the president was from their home state of Texas — especially a place like England, an ally," was unheard of, Boone said.
'"I remember telling people, 'I can't wait to introduce the Dixie Chicks to Colonel Sanders," he quipped.
'"Now here comes Michael Moore, calling himself a documentarian, which he is not," Boone said. "He's a propagandist, and an overt bad one at that." He said the media and entertainment elite are "fawning" over Moore "because they think he'll skewer our president." But he criticized Moore for releasing the film he says is full of "biased lies" especially during a time of war, when Bush is trying to lead the country to victory against terrorism.
'Boone compared Moore's attacks to those of the Washington, D.C.-area snipers.
'"[Moore] is over in Cannes [France] taking shots at the president and lobbing bombs at him from the local theater as well," he said. "To lob this kind of criticism – it's like biological warfare in the media. Talk about your weapons of mass destruction." ' END QUOTE
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