He was a successful pop singer in the US during the 1950s and early 1960s
Sales - He sold over 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films
According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9 - behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney - but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys - in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955 - 1995
Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week
At the age of 23, he began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960)
Elvis Presley was the opening act for a 1955 Pat Boone show in Cleveland, Ohio
Author - Boone had a No. 1 bestseller in the 1950s (Twixt Twelve and Twenty, Prentice-Hall)
Hall of Fame - In the 1960s, he focused on gospel music and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame
He continues to perform and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, and a conservative political commentator
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What users say about Pat Boone
ricky nelson: This guy is worth 35 million, and now at 86 years old he's doing commercials for medicare on T.V.??? jeez... (February 21, 2021)Reply »
[email protected]: Pat it is great to be here on your hour, brings me back to the 50 (January 21, 2021)Reply »
Orlando (usmcorps): Pat Boone has been a Christian model for us all yo imitate. Nothing bad has ever been written of his marriage or about him personally. I look up to him. (December 02, 2020)Reply »
Hazel: Pat Boone has seen ELVIS, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, & many more Come & go. He is still going. Thumbs up Pat, we remember you well. Keep it up. (December 01, 2020)Reply »
Education
University of North Texas
Quotes
Don't trust anyone over 30
When you get married you forget about kissing other women
You know there's something about me that makes a lot of people want to throw up. And I think I know what it is ... In some cases, it may be a reaction to my music. In most cases, I think it's a reaction to my lifestyle and the things that I stand for.
Pat Boone Social Media Accounts
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Shirley Boone
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