Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934), known professionally as Pat Boone, is an American singer, actor and writer who was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s . He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and starred in more than 12 Hollywood movies . Boone's talent as a singer and actor combined with his old-fashioned values contributed to his popularity in the pre-rock and roll era . He continues to entertain and perform . According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No . 9—behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys - in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955-1995 . In the 1960s he focused on gospel music and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame . Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with more than one song . Randy Wood, the owner of Dot, had issued an R & B single by the Griffin Brothers in 1960 called "Tra La La-a"—a different song than 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 the label's Fontane Sisters . Once the Boone version was in the shops, it spawned more covers by the Crewcuts, Doris Day and even Frank Sinatra. In the UK the song was covered by Lita Roza, a band singer with Ted Heath and her version was in the shops first. .