What happened to Pat Boone’s wife?

What happened to Pat Boone’s wife?

— Shirley Boone, a philanthropist and the longtime wife of singer Pat Boone, has died. She was 84. She passed away on Friday surrounded by her four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, who sang to her, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s manager, said in a statement.

What happened Shirley Boone?

Shirley died at home in Beverly Hills with daughters Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury singing to her as she passed, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s personal manager, told Fox News at the time. “Shirley was more accomplished than is generally known,” he told Fox News in an email.

Was Pat Boone friends with Elvis Presley?

Pat Boone and Elvis Presley were the two biggest selling Rock ‘n’ Roll artists of the 1950s. From 1955 to 1959, Boone had 41 hit records on the pop charts to Elvis’s 40. But while the two teen pop idols battled it out on the music charts, they actually admired each other’s music and developed a lasting friendship.

What was Pat Boone’s biggest hit song?

Boone has had over 25 singles reach the top 20 on the U.S. singles charts, including the number-one hits “Ain’t That a Shame” (1955), “I Almost Lost My Mind” (1956), “Don’t Forbid Me” (1957), “Love Letters in the Sand” (1957), “April Love” (1957), and “Moody River” (1961).