Pat Boone on His Billboard Comeback, Saving Lives in Africa, and His God-Given Mission
Michael Foust
Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
Legendary singer Pat Boone has a new hit, but the same gospel-centered message that has long defined his career. Boone in early April returned to Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart with One: Voices for Tanzania, a collaborative song with such artists as Vince Gill, Alabama and Lee Greenwood that raises awareness about the urgent need for clean water and necessities for Tanzanians. Proceeds will directly support the initiative.
Some 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa live without clean drinking water, including nearly half of Tanzania's population.
The song echoes the heart of the 1980s hit We Are the World.
Boone's songs filled the Billboard charts in the 1950s and 1960s but had not appeared on the Adult Contemporary chart since 1961 -- a gap spanning 63 years and eight months. It's a new Billboard record for the longest gap between chart appearances.
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