Pat Boone
Personal Information
Description
Charles Eugene Boone was born in Jacksonville, Florida and raised largely in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952 he graduated from David Lipscomb High School in Nashville, and he then attended Lipscomb College, a Church of Christ University, also in Nashville. In 1954 he began recording music, and his 1955 version of Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame" was a hit. Boone's early career continued to focus on covering R&B songs by black American artists for the white market. In 1953 he married Shirley Lee Foley, and they went on to have four daughters. In 1957 he had a television show, The Pat Boone Chevy Show, which lasted two years. He began appearing in films in the late 1950s, and he starred in more than 12 Hollywood movies. In the late 1950s, he began writing a series of self-help books for teenagers, one of which, Twixt Twelve and Twenty (1958), was a best-seller. His musical popularity waned with the British invasion movement, although he continued recording throughout the 1960s. In the late 1960s he left the Church of Christ in which he was raised to become a Pentecostal. In the early 1970s, he founded his own gospel music recording label, Lamb & Lion Records. By the end of the decade he had transitioned from Rock and Roll music to gospel and country exclusively. He toured the country singing with his wife and children under the name The Pat Boone Family. He hosted a music show called "Gospel America" on Trinity Broadcast Network for 10 years. In 2003, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He currently hosts a syndicated one-hour gospel oldies music radio show called "The Music of Your Life." He also runs his own recording label, The Gold Label, which publishes new recordings by 1950s stars who can no longer find a place with major labels. He is also a motivational speaker, a television personality, a conservative political commentator and a Christian activist, writer and preacher.
Books
Together
For the first time in over ten years comes New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller’s breathtaking stories filled with the promise of love. Five unforgettable tales, Together in one volume... Together…for a second chance at life and love—THAT OTHER KATHERINE Together…when misdirected desire unexpectedly leads to lasting happiness—STORE-BOUGHT WOMAN Together…as mistrust turns into steadfast devotion—THE SCENT OF SNOW Together...a couple once torn apart by greed is now reunited by a vow of eternal love—IN ALL SEASONS Together…a cat in the family way helps ignite love in two sparring neighbors—FAMILY AFFAIR
My brother's keeper
Thirteen-year-old Toby, a prematurely gray-haired Pittsburgh Pirates fan and baseball card collector, tries to cope with his brother's drug use, his father's absence, and his mother dating Stanley the Food King.
Pat Boone's Favorite Bible Stories
Nine Old Testament stories include the Creation, the Fall, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, Samson and Delilah.
Questions About God
As you read this, you probably think you’re standing (or sitting) perfectly still. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Right now, the Earth is spinning on its axis in an easterly direction at 1,044 miles per hour. You’re also moving through space at 67,000 miles per hour -- the speed at which Earth orbits the sun -- and that’s just the beginning. Copernicus and Galileo found in overturning centuries of entrenched thought, things aren’t always what they seem. You’re invited to embark on a journey that will challenge your thinking and point up possibilities you haven’t considered, looking at mysteries that have captivated mankind for centuries. Above all, we’ll look at evidence. Evidence that God not only exists but is knowable. Here are just some of the questions that Pat Boone and Cord Cooper address in this candid, clear-cut book: • Can science and faith intersect? • Is the universe valid evidence of God’s existence? • If God exists, why is there tragedy in the world? • Does the Bible offer evidence of divine inspiration? • The flipside: What motivates atheists? • Were humans created to commune with God? • Do any non-biblical documents corroborate the Gospels? • Was Jesus the Son of God? • Did the Resurrection occur?