How Pat Boone Became Famous
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, many know that Elvis grew up singing in his church choir - and he would lead the charts with hit songs through many years. Hear from another music legend, Pat Boone - who grew musically by leading a large church choir, a capella - and would top the charts for an even longer stretch than Elvis.
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| 1:56.5 | 45 million records and has 38 top 40 hits to his name. |
| 2:02.6 | We're talking about Pat Boone. |
| 2:04.6 | When we interviewed Pat, the first question we asked him was undeniably basic, |
| 2:09.6 | but he answered it beautifully. |
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