About this episode
Today's guests are the multi-talented Pat and Debby Boone.
Pat is a singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. Billboard claims Boone as the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s. Until the 2010s, Boone held the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.
Debby is a three time Grammy award winning artist, author, and actress best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with her husband.
In this episode, Pat shares his recollection of Elvis Presley feeling starstruck opening for his shows, how the Osmond's sparked Pat's inspiration from bringing his daughters into the band, and Debby shares both the start to her music career and childrens book release.
We even had a quick appearance by the great Producer Michael Lloyd!
Songs of the Week:
Ain't That A Shame by Pat Boone
You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
Pat is a singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. Billboard claims Boone as the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s. Until the 2010s, Boone held the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.
Debby is a three time Grammy award winning artist, author, and actress best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with her husband.
In this episode, Pat shares his recollection of Elvis Presley feeling starstruck opening for his shows, how the Osmond's sparked Pat's inspiration from bringing his daughters into the band, and Debby shares both the start to her music career and childrens book release.
We even had a quick appearance by the great Producer Michael Lloyd!
Songs of the Week:
Ain't That A Shame by Pat Boone
You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
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