Wonder where Pat Boone is ?
By veejay19
@veejay19 (3589)
India
April 18, 2010 1:58am CST
Hi everybody, Pat Boone was one of the most beloved singers of the late 50`s and early 60`s. His deep baritone voice and his handsome looks endeared him to everyone especially the ladies. He was and still is one of my favourite singers. His song Bernadine topped the charts and catapulted him to fame. Then came Love Letters in the Sands, Speedy Gonsalves, The hallelujah song Wonderful time up there and may more.after the advent of the Beatles he sort of faded away and there is no news of him at all. do any of our American mylotters know where and what he is doing at present? Please find out.
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@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
18 Apr 10
Hi Veejay - at first when I read your discussion I really thought Pat Boone had passed away. I was wrong, Pat Boone is living in Los Angeles with his wife keeping busy writing and playing golf. Since 1977 he has hosted an annual Golf tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee for Bethel Bible village which is a faith based home for children of families in Crisis. He was inducted into both the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and the Christian Hall of Fame in 2007. Did you know he was a direct descendant of the American Pioneer Daniel Boone?
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
19 Apr 10
This is very interesting information that you've shared here. I am familiar with some of his music, but I never knew who the artist was/is.
It sounds to me that after he faded from the spotlight with his music career he became quite the humanitarian. It is great to hear that he is doing well and that he is doing so much good work for children in crisis. I hope that his humanitarian work continues for some time to come.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
19 Apr 10
I just read that he finished the movie The Trainer. I assume it will come out sometime this year.
@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
21 Apr 10
He has a website that is patboone.com and I remember reading he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with Shirley in 2009 I think. I remember my mom loving his songs and seeing movies on tv and him on older television shows. But haven't really thought about him for long time now. As far as I know he is still going strong. Hope I am right.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
21 Apr 10
I remember Pat Boone, my mother used to love him! I believe he may be in the mid seventies now and still very active. I read somewhere that he is a descendant of Daniel Boone, Uhmmm...I wonder if that is true...Anyhow according to this link (NOT A REFERRAL LINK) Pat Boone is alive, well and not ready to retire.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/118944-pat-boones-not-ready-to-retire-just-yet/
@derek_a (10873)
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18 Apr 10
Yes, I remember Pat Boone very well. I was a kid at the time and my mother had a few old '78' records. I think he sings Red Sales in the Sunset on one of them. I believe he is still alive, but having been born in the early 1930s I shouldn't imagine he would be performing any longe. 
_Derek
_Derek 
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Apr 10
I remember him when I was growing up. My mother loved him. We enjoyed his Bernadine and some other songs but don't recall the names. Here is a link of recent up dates for him: www.topix.com/who/pat-boone and then there is www.patboone.com Check them out!
@achilles2010 (3051)
• India
18 Apr 10
Pat Boon, now 76 now is still active. In 2003, the Gospel Music Association of Nashville, Tennessee recognized his gospel recording work. They inducted him into its Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In September 2006, Boone released Pat Boone R&B Classics - We Are Family, featuring cover versions of 11 R&B hits, including the title track, plus "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Soul Man", "Get Down Tonight", "A Woman Needs Love", and six other classics.
In 2007, Hit Parade Hall of Fame inducted Pat Boone in the Christian Music Hall of Fame.
Pat boon is living with his wife Shirley Lee Foley, daughter of country music great Red Foley and singer Judy Martin in Los Angeles. Since 1977, he has been hosting the annual Pat Boone Golf Tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a celebrity event in May that benefits Bethel Bible Village, a faith-based home for children of families in crisis.
