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| From | Joe Field <joe@flyingcolorscomics.com> |
| Subject | Re: RRHOF |
| Date | Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:53:40 -0800 |
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On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 4:04 PM, <garypig@aol.com> wrote:
> .......and
> I'm STILL waiting
> for.....
>
> http://www.roctober.com/roctober/boone2.html
>
Before reading the stuff at the link, I'd have likely said 'no'. But like
all polls, some of the answer is in the way the question is asked. And the
answers, personal opinions, are colored by each individual's knowledge and
experience.
It's it is a true statement to say that Pat Boone opened the doors of
commercialism in rock and roll. In his time, there was "white" radio and
there was "black" radio, with some exceptions in a few major markets. Pat
Boone was John the Baptist to the Beatles' Jesus, thought eh argument could
made that Elvis was, too. What I mean is that Boone was a major precursor to
the blending of black and white markets that the Beatles sealed when they
came on the scene.
And if Joel Selvin says he doesn't belong, that's a good enough reason for
me to say Boone belongs.
Joe Field
http://FlyingColorsComics.com
Concord CA
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