Entertainment legend Pat Boone
Original Airdates: Feb. 23-26, 2024
TVC 638.4: Ed welcomes Pat Boone, the trailblazing singer, entertainer, humanitarian, and philanthropist who recently marked his seventieth year in show business and who will celebrate his ninetieth birthday this coming June 1. One of the first white artists to record rhythm and blues songs to mainstream audiences, Pat discusses his longstanding activism in support of African-American singers and songwriters (including featuring and performing with many black artists on his ABC variety series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, during the Civil Rights Movement) and the praise that Pat once received from the Reverend Jesse Jackson in recognition of his efforts.
Pat’s new single, “My Stupid Tattoo,” a humorous ode to those who got a tattoo (and later came to regret it), is available as a digital release through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and wherever else music is sold.
Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, and Harry Belafonte
Original Airdates: Feb. 23-26, 2024
TVC 638.5: Legendary entertainer Pat Boone shares a few memories from his career, including early encounters with Elvis Presley; the stance that Pat took against the government of South Africa in 1960 that resulted in South Africa suspending apartheid during the ten days that Pat performed in that country; and Pat’s efforts to book Harry Belafonte as a guest on The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom in 1960. Pat’s new single, “My Stupid Tattoo,” is available as a digital release through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and wherever else music is sold.
