Reply #14: Pat Boone was a pop singer in the 50s

[Frances]

At that time, many white people didn't listen to African American musicians. But when Pat Boone sang their songs, white people listened because they thought Boone was "respectable." Of course, if you listen to Fats Domino's Aint That a Shame, you'll see that Fats is the real thing while Boone sounds phony (at least to me). I seem to remember that Boone also covered some songs by "hillbilly" singers. Boone's father-in-law was a real country musician with hits like Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (late 40s or early 50s).