Pat Boone Digital Collection, 1950-2000

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Summary

Abstract:
Pat Boone was a renowned American rock n' roll and gospel singer born in 1934. This collection compiles photographs, documents, and other materials to tell the story of Pat Boone's life and career in music and television during the latter half of the 20th century.
Extent:
10.16 Gigabytes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Pat Boone Collection, Collection no. 0218, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection compiles photographs, documents, and other materials to tell the story of Pat Boone's life and career in music and television during the latter half of the 20th century.

Biographical / historical:

Born Charles Eugene Patrick Boone on June 1, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida, and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, "Pat" Boone is a renowned rock n' roll and gospel singer.

Pat Boone entered the world stage of music with a bounty of chart-topping hits in the late 1950s and enjoyed continued musical success throughout the 1960s and beyond. Appearances on the 1950s talent search television show Ted Mack's Amateur Hour propelled Boone to show business stardom.

Producer Randy Wood, of Dot Records, steered the singer toward early rock 'n' roll. In 1955, Pat made his first hit single: "Two Hearts, Two Kisses." Before long, he was on top of the charts with one hit after another and was hosting his own live variety show, the Pat Boone Chevy Showroom.

In the late 1950s, Pat sold more records than anyone besides Elvis Presley. Among his hits were "Ain't that a Shame" (1955), "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956), "Friendly Persuasion" (1956), and "Love Letters in the Sand," which went platinum (1957). In the 1960s and '70s the Boone family toured together, singing gospel and country music.

Pat chose to lead a wholesome family life over the glitter of Tinsel Town. He came to terms with being celebrated and rejected; "square" seemed to suit him better than cool, and the public loved him for it. He was America's Favorite "Unrock" Star.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into three series. Series 1: Performer and Entertainer; Series 2: A Man of Faith; Series 3: Family Man.

Physical description:
This collection is comprised entirely of digital surrogates.
Physical facet:
Digital surrogates
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection can be viewed online in the Pepperdine Digital Collections.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Pat Boone Collection, Collection no. 0218, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Location of this collection:
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4786, US
Contact:
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu
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