I do not wish to denigrate Pat Boone or his career. He is a legend. But for pop music, not as a pioneer of rock and roll. Others may disagree with me, that is the way I see it.
Yeah but PB was very boring. Very milquetoast .
Point takened, but he did help rock crossover to Mom & Dad while the teens danced to those “race” records. I can make the case that Pat, Neil Sedaka & Paul Anka belong in the Rock Hall Of Fame more than Joan Jett, whose biggest hits were covers, Dolly and other recent inductees. Hell Freddy Cannon is still out there as well as Avalon.