{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Things You Didn\u2019t Know about Debby Boone \u2013 An Interview and Music-History Lesson","description":"(This version of the episode is presented in its entirety and runs about 37 minutes; however, for listeners who prefer shorter episodes, the program is also available in Part I and Part II editions, which each run about 20 minutes. Please check the menu for all episodes of \u2018Documenting Popular Music,\u2019 or visit http:\/\/documentingpopularmusic.libsyn.com or iTunes.) In the 1970s, the most popular song of the decade was Debby Boone\u2019s \u201cYou Light Up My Life,\u201d which spend 10 weeks at the top of Billboard\u2019s singles chart in 1977. While the overwhelming success of the song overshadows other aspects of Boone\u2019s career, the eternally optimistic singer has had a varied and successful career in multiple musical genres. In a new interview with journalist Robert Neil, Boone talks about the unusual circumstances that created the opportunity to record \u201cYou Light Up My Life,\u201d and the odd path that followed. In her typically good-natured way, Boone jokes about how \u2018green\u2019 she was at that time and how her desire to sing in a variety of styles ultimately left her with a \u2018branding\u2019 problem. She also talks about members of her famous family, and the conversation goes well beyond her legendary father Pat Boone. Debby is also related to two other iconic and hugely important musical performers:  country singer Red Foley and singer\/actress Rosemary Clooney. Foley, considered one of the most important figures in the history of country music, was Boone\u2019s maternal grandfather, and Clooney, who recorded some of the most popular pop songs of the early 1950s, was Boone\u2019s mother-in-law. In a free-flowing, casual interview, Boone talks about her famous relations, and Neil also speaks with John Rumble, senior historian at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, who offers some insights into Foley\u2019s career. ","author_name":"Robert Neil Speaks with...","author_url":"http:\/\/www.OandFStudios.com","html":"