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70-591: Letter from Secret is the fifth extended play (promoted fourth Korean EP) by South Korean girl group Secret . The EP was released on April 30, 2013 and contains four tracks. "YooHoo", the album's lead single, marked the group's return to aegyo -inspired songs such as " Shy Boy " and " Starlight Moonlight ". Secret had their comeback performance on M Countdown on May 2, 2013. The group also performed "YooHoo" on various music shows such as Music Bank , Show! Music Core and Inkigayo in May and June 2013. Secret made

140-414: A tenor voice. He was also popular for his wide vocal range. Pat Boone is one of the most prolific artists of all time with nearly 2,600 recorded songs. It is estimated that over the course of his career, he recorded more than 2,600 official tracks, making him one of the most prolific artists in music history. Throughout his incredibly long career, he reached the U.S. Top 40 charts 38 times, securing

210-1228: A Japanese comeback on July 23, 2014 with the Japanese version of "YooHoo". "YooHoo" peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Singles Chart and has 978,757 downloads. The EP has in total 1,063,071 DLs while it sold 8,532 copies. These credits were adapted from the Letter from Secret liner notes. Extended play An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP), but as of 2024 , also applies to mid-length CDs and downloads as well. EPs are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop , they are usually referred to as mini-albums . EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records , were vertically cut 78 rpm discs known as "2-in-1" records. These had finer grooves than usual, like Edison Disc Records . By 1949, when

280-659: A New World LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed. The first double EP released in Britain was the Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour film soundtrack. Released in December 1967 on EMI's Parlophone label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet. In the United States and some other countries,

350-468: A close friend to many U.S. presidents ( Ronald Reagan , Jimmy Carter and many others). At a 1961 gathering at Pepperdine College , Pat Boone said, " I would rather see my four girls shot and die as little girls who have faith in God than leave them to die some years later as godless, faithless, soulless communists ." Boone supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election . In

420-406: A commercial to claim that all four of his daughters had found a preparation named Acne-Statin a "real help" in keeping their skin clear. The FTC filed a complaint against the manufacturer, contending that the product did not really keep skin free of blemishes. Boone eventually signed a consent order in which he promised not only to stop appearing in the ads, but also to pay about 2.5% of any money that

490-405: A double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single vinyl LP . In the 1950s, Capitol Records had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including Les Paul . The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album". In 1960, Joe Meek released four tracks from his planned I Hear

560-543: A further album in this format, 1985's " Drinking Gasoline ", on the Virgin Records label. Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to split albums . An example of this is the Dunedin Double EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition,

630-762: A member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame . He continues to perform and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, and a conservative political commentator. Boone was born on June 1, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida , to Margaret Virginia (née Pritchard) and Archie Altman Boone. He grew up in Nashville , where his family moved when he was two years old. He graduated in 1952 from David Lipscomb High School in Nashville. His younger brother Cecil (1935–2023), professionally known as Nick Todd ,

700-401: A pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm , or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on

770-480: A single song, instead resembling a mini album. EPs of original material regained popularity in the punk rock era, when they were commonly used for the release of new material, e.g. Buzzcocks ' Spiral Scratch EP. Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post said in 2010, "EPs—originally extended-play 'single' releases that are shorter than traditional albums—have long been popular with punk and indie bands." Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks. In

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840-729: A spokesperson for Swiss America Trading Corporation, a broker of gold and silver coins that warns of "America's Economic Collapse". In 2023 Boone, at 89, is one of the guest vocalists on Born to Be Wild , an album by Ann-Margret . Together they perform the song " Teach Me Tonight " on the album. In 2024, at age 90, he released a single, "Where Did America Go?" In November 1953, 19-year-old Boone married Chicago-born Tennesseean Shirley Lee Foley (April 24, 1934 – January 11, 2019 ), also 19 years old, daughter of country-music great Red Foley and his wife, singer Judy Martin . They had four daughters: Cheryl "Cherry" Lynn , Linda "Lindy" Lee, Deborah "Debby" Ann , and Laura "Laury" Gene. Starting in

910-439: A standard 45 rpm phonograph . In the early era, record companies released the entire content of LPs as 45 rpm EPs. These were usually 10-inch (25-cm) LPs (released until the mid-1950s) split onto two 7-inch EPs or 12-inch (30-cm) LPs split onto three 7-inch EPs, either sold separately or together in gatefold covers. This practice became much less common with the advent of triple-speed-available phonographs. Introduced by RCA in

980-410: A trilogy of three EPs, beginning with She Is Coming , stated: "By delivering a trio of EPs throughout a period of several months, Miley is giving her fans more of what they want, only in smaller doses. When an artist drops an album, they run the risk of it being forgotten in a few weeks, at which point they need to start work on the follow-up, while still promoting and touring their recent effort. Miley

1050-581: A white American market. Randy Wood, the owner of Dot, had issued an R&B single by the Griffin Brothers in 1951 called "Tra La La-a"—a different song from the later LaVern Baker one—and he was keen to put out another version after the original had failed. This became the B-side of the first Boone single "Two Hearts Two Kisses", originally by the Charms – whose "Hearts Of Stone" had been covered by

1120-690: Is a basketball fan and had ownership interests in two teams. He owned a team in the Hollywood Studio League called the Cooga Moogas. The Cooga Moogas included Bill Cosby , Rafer Johnson , Gardner McKay , Don Murray , and Denny "Tarzan" Miller . When the American Basketball Association began, Boone became the majority owner of the league's team in Oakland, California , on February 2, 1967. The team

1190-478: Is doing her best to game the system by recording an album and delivering it to fans in pieces." However, this release strategy was later scrapped in favor of the conventional album release of Plastic Hearts . Major-label pop musicians who had previously employed such release strategies include Colbie Caillat with her fifth album Gypsy Heart (2014) being released following an EP of the album's first five tracks known as Gypsy Heart: Side A three months prior to

1260-427: Is the mini-LP , which was a common album format in the 1980s. These generally contained 20–30 minutes of music and about seven tracks. A double extended play is a name typically given to vinyl records or compact discs released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to double album . As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of

1330-710: Is the ultimate for me, that Pat Boone would sing any of my songs In the early 1970s, Boone founded the record label Lamb & Lion Records . It featured artists such as Pat, the Pat Boone Family, Debby Boone , Dan Peek , DeGarmo and Key , and Dogwood. In 1974, Boone was signed to the Motown country subsidiary Melodyland. In 1978, Boone became the first target in the Federal Trade Commission 's crackdown on false-claim product endorsements by celebrities. He had appeared with his daughter Debby in

1400-633: The Record Mirror also printed EP charts. The popularity of EPs in the US had declined in the early 1960s in favor of LPs. In the UK, Cliff Richard and the Shadows , both individually and collectively, and the Beatles were the most prolific artists issuing EPs in the 1960s, many of them highly successful releases. The Beatles' Twist and Shout outsold most singles for some weeks in 1963. The success of

1470-570: The United States , becoming a teen idol as a valid alternative to the hedonism of rock and roll, due to his activities as singer, writer, actor and religious motivational speaker. In 1957, at the age of 23, Boone began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom , which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960). Many musical performers including Cliff Richard , Nat King Cole , Edie Adams , Andy Williams , Pearl Bailey , and Johnny Mathis made appearances on

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1540-782: The United States Supreme Court that struck down mandatory prayer as conflicting with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution . Joining Boone and Eisley at the Project Prayer rally were Walter Brennan , Lloyd Nolan , Rhonda Fleming , Gloria Swanson , and Dale Evans . Boone declared, "what the communists want is to subvert and undermine our young people... I believe in

1610-625: The University of North Texas , in Denton, Texas . Boone began his career by performing in Nashville's Centennial Park . He began recording in April 1953 for Republic Records (not to be confused with the current label with that name ), and by 1955, for Dot Records . His 1955 version of Fats Domino 's " Ain't That a Shame " was a hit. This set the stage for the early part of Boone's career, which focused on covering R&B songs by Black artists for

1680-650: The Washington Caps . Boone later played for the Virginia Creepers, an 80–84 age group Senior Olympics team that narrowly lost to the gold medal-winning team; Boone aged out (by turning 85) on June 1, 2019. Pat Boone and his wife Shirley have been very active in charitable endeavors. Together, they supported the founding of Mercy Corps in 1981, a global humanitarian organization focused on crisis response and development in over 40 countries. This initiative stemmed from an earlier project called Save

1750-537: The 1950s. Examples are Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender from 1956 and "Just for You", " Peace in the Valley " and " Jailhouse Rock " from 1957, and the Kinks ' Kinksize Session from 1964. Twelve-inch EPs were similar, but generally had between three and five tracks and a length of over 12 minutes. Like seven-inch EPs, these were given titles. EP releases were also issued in cassette and 10-inch vinyl formats. With

1820-516: The 1980s) were introduced in 1970, with tracks selected from an album and packaging resembling the album they were taken from. This mini-LP format also became popular in America in the early 1970s for promotional releases, and also for use in jukeboxes . In 2010, Warner Bros. Records revived the format with their "Six-Pak" offering of six songs on a compact disc. Due to the increased popularity of music downloads and music streaming beginning

1890-805: The 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Boone campaigned unsuccessfully for incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher with a recorded automated telephone message stating that the Democratic Party candidate Steve Beshear would support "every homosexual cause." As part of the campaign, Boone asked, "Now do you want a governor who'd like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?" On August 29, 2009, Boone wrote an article comparing American political liberalism to cancer, likening it to "black filthy cells". In December 2009, Boone endorsed conservative Republican John Wayne Tucker's campaign in Missouri's 3rd congressional district against incumbent Russ Carnahan (D) in

1960-653: The 2010 midterm elections. In 2010, Boone endorsed Republican Clayton Trotter in the race for Texas's 20th congressional district with an ad campaign referencing his song " Speedy Gonzales ", about the Looney Tunes character , which critics have characterized as offensive stereotypes. Boone received a lifetime achievement award at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference held in February 2011. In June 2016, Boone, along with Mike Huckabee and executive producer Troy Duhon, all of whom were involved in

2030-524: The 45 rpm single and 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm LP were competing formats, 7-inch 45 rpm singles had a maximum playing time of only about four minutes per side. Partly as an attempt to compete with the LP introduced in 1948 by rival Columbia , RCA Victor introduced "Extended Play" 45s during 1952 . Their narrower grooves, achieved by lowering the cutting levels and sound compression optionally, enabled them to hold up to 7.5 minutes per side—but still be played by

2100-506: The EP in Britain lasted until around 1967, but it later had a strong revival with punk rock in the late 1970s and the adaptation of the format for 12-inch and CD singles. The British band Cocteau Twins made prolific use of the EP format, releasing ten EP's between 1982 and 1995. In the Philippines , seven-inch EPs marketed as " mini-LPs " (but distinctly different from the mini-LPs of

2170-516: The FTC or the courts might eventually order the manufacturer to refund to consumers. Boone said, through a lawyer, that his daughters actually did use Acne-Statin, and that he was "dismayed to learn that the product's efficacy had not been scientifically established as he believed." Boone hosts a weekly radio show, the Pat Boone hour , on the 50s Gold channel on SiriusXM . In 1994, Pat Boone played

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2240-462: The Family at Pepperdine University , which educates students on building moral and healthy relationships. During his career, he performed many musical genres such as pop , country music , rock and roll , R&B , gospel and soul . His vocal style was similar to many crooners of his time like Frank Sinatra and Perry Como , despite that, he wasn't a baritone like them, instead he had

2310-476: The Flamingos and " Don't Forbid Me " by Charles Singleton . Boone has been highlighted as an example of whitewashing by taking songs by black artists and sanitizing them to make them more palatable for a white audience, denying exposure to these black artists. Boone also wrote the lyrics for the instrumental theme song for the movie Exodus , which he titled "This Land Is Mine". ( Ernest Gold had composed

2380-706: The Refugees , which Shirley launched during the Cambodian crisis in 1979. Among their many efforts, Pat and Shirley also contributed to the creation of the Shirley and Pat Boone Life Center in Tanzania. This center provides clean drinking water, medical care, and education to local communities. The couple also supported, through a multi-million dollar donation, the establishment of the Shirley and Pat Boone Center for

2450-452: The US in 1952, EMI issued the first EPs in Britain in April 1954. EPs were typically compilations of singles or album samplers and were played at 45 rpm on 7-inch (18-cm) discs, with two songs on each side. The manufacturing price of an EP was a little more than that of a single. Thus, they were a bargain for those who did not own the LPs from which the tracks were taken. RCA had success in

2520-501: The USA, America's the greatest land of all!" GM had also sponsored The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom . Many of Boone's hit singles were covers of hits from Black Rock and Roll artists. These included: "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino; " Tutti Frutti " and " Long Tall Sally " by Little Richard ; " At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) " by The El Dorados ; and the blues ballads " I Almost Lost My Mind " by Ivory Joe Hunter , "I'll be Home" by

2590-615: The United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ): Boone grew up in the Church of Christ . In the 1960s, Boone's marriage to Shirley Foley nearly came to an end because of his use of alcohol and his preference for attending parties. However, after coming into contact with the Charismatic Movement , Shirley began to focus more on her religion and eventually influenced Pat and their daughters to have a similar religious focus. At

2660-487: The United Kingdom, an EP can appear either on the album or the single chart. The Official Chart Company classifies any record with more than four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present) or with a playing time of more than 25 minutes as an album for sales-chart purposes. If priced as a single, they will not qualify for the main album chart but can appear in the separate Budget Albums chart. An intermediate format between EPs and full-length LPs

2730-529: The United States, the Recording Industry Association of America , the organization that declares releases "gold" or "platinum" based on numbers of sales, defines an EP as containing three to five songs or under 30 minutes. On the other hand, The Recording Academy 's rules for Grammy Awards state that any release with five or more different songs and a running time of over 15 minutes is considered an album, with no mention of EPs. In

2800-512: The Way in Van Nuys , a Foursquare Gospel megachurch pastored by Jack Hayford . On an April 22, 2016, broadcast of Fox News Radio 's The Alan Colmes Show , Boone discussed an episode of Saturday Night Live that included a sketch entitled God Is a Boob Man ; the sketch parodied the film God's Not Dead 2 , in which Boone had a role. He described the sketch as " blasphemy ", stating that

2870-424: The advent of the compact disc (CD), more music was often included on "single" releases, with four or five tracks being common, and playing times of up to 25 minutes. These extended-length singles became known as maxi singles and while commensurate in length to an EP were distinguished by being designed to feature a single song, with the remaining songs considered B-sides , whereas an EP was designed not to feature

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2940-561: The comedic duo Smothers Brothers . In the 1970s, he switched to gospel and country , and continued performing in other media as well. In the 1960s and 1970s the Boone family toured as gospel singers and made gospel albums, such as The Pat Boone Family and The Family Who Prays . In 1973 he released S-A-V-E-D, a gospel-studio album. Two songs of the album were written by his friend Johnny Cash , who said about it: I'm deeply honored that you would record two of my songs in this album. This

3010-498: The film God's Not Dead 2 , sent a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown in opposition to Senate Bill 1146, which "prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination" at California colleges. Other than schools that train pastors and theology teachers, schools "might no longer be allowed to hire Christian-only staff, teach religious ideas in regular classes, require attendance at chapel services, or keep bathrooms and dormitories restricted to either males or females." Boone

3080-443: The format with Elvis Presley , issuing 28 EPs between 1956 and 1967 , many of which topped the separate Billboard EP chart during its brief existence. Other than those published by RCA, EPs were relatively uncommon in the United States and Canada, but they were widely sold in the United Kingdom, and in some other European countries, during the 1950s and 1960s. In Sweden, the EP was a popular record format, with as much as 85% of

3150-406: The full album; and Jessie J 's fourth studio album R.O.S.E. (2018) which was released as four EPs in as many days entitled R (Realisations) , O (Obsessions) , S (Sex) and E (Empowerment) . The first EPs were seven-inch vinyl records with more tracks than a normal single (typically four of them). Although they shared size and speed with singles, they were a recognizably different format than

3220-404: The groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album. In the 1960s and 1970s, record companies released EP versions of long-play (LP) albums for use in jukeboxes . These were commonly known as "compact 33s" or "little LPs". The jukebox EP was played at 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm, was pressed on seven-inch vinyl and frequently had as many as six songs. What made it EP-like

3290-467: The headquarters of Ferrari in Maranello , near Modena , with the intention of buying a Superamerica Sports Car , but Enzo Ferrari dissuaded him from purchasing that model by saying that there would not have been enough room for Boone's four daughters, and sold him a four-door Ferrari 2+2 instead. In a 2021 interview, Boone admitted having later sold the "Ferrari he didn't like" to Tom Smothers of

3360-451: The label's Fontane Sisters . A number-one single in 1956 by Boone was a second cover and a revival of a then seven-year-old song " I Almost Lost My Mind ", by Ivory Joe Hunter , which was originally covered by another Black star, Nat King Cole . According to an opinion poll of high-school students in 1957, the singer was nearly the "two-to-one favorite over Elvis Presley among boys and preferred almost three-to-one by girls ..." During

3430-428: The late 1950s, Boone and his family were residents of Teaneck, New Jersey . Shirley Boone was a lesser-known recording artist and television personality than her husband. She also founded a hunger-relief Christian ministry that evolved into Mercy Corps . She died at age 84 in 2019, at the couple's Beverly Hills home, of complications from vasculitis , which she had contracted less than a year earlier. Boone has been

3500-471: The late 1950s, he made regular appearances on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee , hosted by his father-in-law. He cultivated a safe, wholesome, advertiser-friendly image that won him a long-term product endorsement contract from General Motors during the late 1950s, lasting through the 1960s. He succeeded Dinah Shore singing the praises of the GM product: "See the USA in your Chevrolet ... drive your Chevrolet through

3570-415: The late 2000s, EPs have become a common marketing strategy for pop musicians wishing to remain relevant and deliver music in more consistent timeframes leading to or following full studio albums. In the late 2000s to early 2010s, reissues of studio albums with expanded track listings were common, with the new music often being released as stand-alone EPs. In October 2010, a Vanity Fair article regarding

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3640-535: The market in the late 1950s consisting of EPs. Billboard introduced a weekly EP chart in October 1957, noting that "the teen-age market apparently dominates the EP business, with seven out of the top 10 best-selling EPs featuring artists with powerful teen-age appeal — four sets by Elvis Presley, two by Pat Boone and one by Little Richard ". Other publications such as Record Retailer , New Musical Express ( NME ) , Melody Maker , Disc and Music Echo and

3710-444: The music.) As a conservative Christian, Boone declined certain songs and movie roles that he felt might compromise his beliefs—including a role with sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . In one of his first films, April Love , the director, Henry Levin , wanted him to give co-star Shirley Jones a kiss, which was not in the script. Since this would be his first onscreen kiss, Boone said that he wanted to talk to his wife first, to make sure it

3780-464: The number one spot six times. Until the 2010s, he held the record for the most consecutive weeks in the U.S. charts with at least one single in the Top 100 , totaling 220 weeks. According to the renowned magazine Billboard , Boone was the only artist who could rival Elvis Presley on the national charts in the late 1950s. No. 1 singles in the United States ( Billboard Hot 100 ): No. 1 singles in

3850-617: The power of aroused Americans, I believe in the wisdom of our Constitution.... the power of God." It was noted that Roy Rogers , John Wayne , Ronald Reagan , Mary Pickford , Jane Russell , Ginger Rogers , and Pat Buttram had endorsed the goals of the rally and would also have attended had their schedules not been in conflict. In the early 1970s, the Boones hosted Bible studies for celebrities such as Doris Day , Glenn Ford , Zsa Zsa Gabor , and Priscilla Presley at their Beverly Hills home. The family then began attending The Church on

3920-601: The president of the network, Paul Crouch , and his pastor, Jack Hayford, many fans accepted his explanation of the leather outfit being a "parody of himself". Trinity Broadcasting then reinstated him, and Gospel America was brought back. In 2003, the Nashville Gospel Music Association recognized his gospel recording work by inducting him into its Gospel Music Hall of Fame . In September 2006, Boone released We Are Family: R&B Classics , featuring cover versions of 11 R&B hits, including

3990-664: The publisher, which lasted for five issues from September 1959 to May 1960. In the early 1960s, he began writing a series of self-help books for adolescents, including 'Twixt Twelve and Twenty . The British Invasion ended Boone's career as a hitmaker, though he continued recording throughout the 1960s. In 1966, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy, performing the songs Mai mai mai Valentina alongside Giorgio Gaber and Se tu non-fossi qui with Peppino Gagliardi . During his trip to Italy, he visited

4060-621: The seven-inch single. Although they could be named after a lead track, they were generally given a different title. Examples include the Beatles ' The Beatles' Hits EP from 1963, and the Troggs ' Troggs Tops EP from 1966, both of which collected previously released tracks. The playing time was generally between 10 and 15 minutes. In the UK they came in cardboard picture sleeves at a time when singles were usually issued in paper company sleeves. EPs tended to be album samplers or collections of singles. EPs of all original material began to appear in

4130-489: The show. His cover versions of rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll . Elvis Presley was the opening act for a 1955 Pat Boone show in Brooklyn, Ohio . The two later became close friends. As an author, Boone had a number-one bestseller in the 1950s ( 'Twixt Twelve and Twenty , Prentice-Hall). In the 1960s he focused on gospel music . Later he became

4200-531: The songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of Hail to the Thief by Radiohead uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 Cabaret Voltaire released their studio album " 2x45 " on the UK-based label Rough Trade , featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist Neville Brody . The band subsequently released

4270-426: The songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK. The Style Council album The Cost of Loving was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs. It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP. Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP,

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4340-768: The time they attended the Inglewood Church of Christ in Inglewood, California . In the spring of 1964, Boone spoke at a "Project Prayer" rally attended by 2,500 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The gathering, which was hosted by Anthony Eisley , a star of ABC's Hawaiian Eye series, sought to flood the United States Congress with letters in support of mandatory school prayer , following two decisions in 1962 and 1963 of

4410-684: The title role in The Will Rogers Follies in Branson , Missouri. In 1997, Boone released In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy , a collection of heavy metal covers . To promote the album, he appeared at the American Music Awards in black leather. He was then dismissed from Gospel America , a TV show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network . After making a special appearance on TBN with

4480-616: The title track, plus "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Soul Man", "Get Down Tonight", "A Woman Needs Love", and six other classics. In 2010, plans were announced for the Pat Boone Family Theater at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina . The attraction was never built. In 2011, Boone acted as a spokesperson for Security One Lending, a reverse mortgage company. Since at least 2007 Boone has acted as

4550-689: The trend noted post-album EPs as "the next step in extending albums' shelf lives, following the "deluxe" editions that populated stores during the past few holiday seasons—add a few tracks to the back end of an album and release one of them to radio, slap on a new coat of paint, and—voila!—a stocking stuffer is born." Examples of such releases include Lady Gaga 's The Fame Monster (2009) following her debut album The Fame (2008), and Kesha 's Cannibal (2010) following her debut album Animal (2010). A 2019 article in Forbes discussing Miley Cyrus ' plan to release her then-upcoming seventh studio album as

4620-488: Was all right with her. He had his own film production company, Cooga Mooga Productions. He appeared as a regular performer on Arthur Godfrey and His Friends from 1955 through 1957, and later hosted his own The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom , on Thursday evenings. In 1959, Boone's likeness was licensed to DC Comics , first appearing in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane No. 9 (May 1959) before starring in his own series from

4690-564: Was born a year later to the day, and was also a pop singer in the 1950s and later a church music leader. In a 2007 interview on The 700 Club , Boone claimed to be the great-great-great-great-grandson of the American pioneer Daniel Boone . Pat primarily attended David Lipscomb College, and later Lipscomb University in Nashville. He graduated in 1958 from Columbia University School of General Studies magna cum laude having previously attended North Texas State University, now known as

4760-727: Was first named the Oakland Americans, but was renamed the Oakland Oaks , the name under which it played from 1967 to 1969. The Oaks won the 1969 ABA championship . Despite the Oaks' success on the court, the team had severe financial problems. By August 1969, the Bank of America was threatening to foreclose on a $ 1.2 million loan to the Oaks, and the team was sold to a group of businessmen in Washington, D.C., and became

4830-545: Was that some songs were omitted for time purposes, and the most popular tracks were left on. Unlike most EPs before them, and most seven-inch vinyl in general (pre-1970s), these were issued in stereo . Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor, author, television personality, philanthropist, and composer. During his recording career , he sold nearly 50 million records and had 38 Top 40 hits; he also appeared in various Hollywood films. According to Billboard , Boone

4900-402: Was the only singer that could compete in popularity with Elvis Presley during the 1950s. Billboard has ranked Pat as one of the biggest charting artists in the period 1955–1995. Until the 2010s, Boone held the record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts with one or more songs each week. During the 1950s and the 1960s Boone was one of the most popular entertainers in

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