Harvey Brownstone Interviews Debby Boone, Renowned Singer, Actress and Author

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Debby Boone, Renowned Singer, Actress and Author
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Debby Boone, is an immensely popular singer, actress and author who became an immediate global superstar in 1977 with her mega-hit song, “You Light Up My Life”.
The song became one of the greatest multi-platinum singles in pop music history, spending an unprecedented 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts, and selling over 4 million albums. She received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and since then, she’s received another 7 Grammy nominations, and winning 2 more - in 1980, for Best Inspirational Performance, and 1983, for Best Gospel Performance.
She’s also won a slew of other awards, including Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, 2 Dove Awards for Best Album, a Music City News Award for Best New Female Artist, and 7 Record World Awards. She’s recorded 13 albums, including “You Light Up My Life”, “Love Has No Reason”, “With My Song”, “Savin’ it Up”, “Surrender”, “Friends for Life”, “Home for Christmas” and my 2 personal favourites, “Reflections of Rosemary”, which is a beautiful tribute to her late mother-in-law, the legendary Rosemary Clooney - and her latest album, “Swing This”, which has solidified her reputation as one of the best vocal interpreters of the Great American Songbook.
Our guest has appeared in dozens of TV shows and starred in 2 of her own TV specials - AND she co-starred in one of the most popular TV movies of the 80s, “Sins of the Past”, co-starring Kirstie Alley, Kim Cattrall and Anthony Geary.
On the stage, she starred on Broadway in “Grease”, as everybody’s favourite “bad girl”, Rizzo. And in 1990, she starred in the highly acclaimed revival of “The Sound of Music” at Lincoln Center, which earned a Drama Desk Award nomination. She’s starred in hugely successful national touring productions of “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” and “The Sound of Music” - which I had the great pleasure of seeing here in Toronto in 1987.
She’s had starring roles in many regional theatre productions including “Meet Me in St. Louis”, “South Pacific”, “The King and I”, “42nd Street”, “Into the Woods”, and many more great shows.
And if that weren’t enough, she’s also written six bestselling children’s books, illustrated by her dear husband Gabriel Ferrer.
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[@harveybrownstone7840]

Debby Boone exemplifies class. Her intelligence, humility, faith and kindness shine through everything she does. It was an honor having her on our show.

[@douglasthompson9482]

Another fabulous interview. Debby have made me feel so happy for decades. So incredibly beautiful….

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I am thrilled that you have been enjoying our show. Thank you so much!!

[@joefagan6244]

10 weeks @ number 1 in 1977. You light up my life.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Yes. That’s what I said in the intro. Hope you enjoyed the interview

[@slc2466]

#1 hit of the 1970's as well.

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What did you think of the interview?

[@PostUp_Time]

are you saying just one hit? hence one hit wonder?

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

She was definitely not a one-hit wonder. My introduction makes that clear.

[@elvis12893]

So nice to see this interesting interview with Debby. Thank you for letting her answer so many questions. She is an amazing singer and lady. Please have her back again.

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Thank you so much for watching! I hope you will check out our other great interviews and consider subscribing to our KZbin channel. It would mean the world to me. 🙏❤️

[@amphotos]

I enjoyed this wonderful interview with Debby Boone, dear Harvey! I had the pleasure of hanging out with her at an event once and she was just like she is in your interview!! As always, your show is the best!!

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Oh Alan how lucky you were to spend time with Debby. She’s a beautiful human being inside and out. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this interview, and for caring enough to post your lovely comment. I greatly appreciate it

[@MsBackstager]

@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Your wondrous Pat Boone interview sent me here.

[@cocoaorange1]

In the late 70's, in 7th grade my class sang " You Light Up My Life". Memories.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thanks for sharing

[@raymondschmidt2003]

wow you said word for word about being able to HEAR THE WORDS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU A COPY OF MY CD & MY INTERVIEW I HAD BACK IN 2014

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you so much for watching our show!

[@slc2466]

As is mentioned, "You Light Up My Life" truly did go through the stratosphere when it was released in 1977, with Debby's perfect vocals instantly putting her on the map in style. I still find her definitive recording of "Life" very moving, and I also never tire of "Are You on the Road to Loving Me Again." Debby looks great here, and I want to know where to get that mug!

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What did you think of the interview?

[@anthonyledonne3404]

Another great interview Harvey! I'm rooting for that autobiography by Debby also. I've been a fan of hers since "You Light Up My Life" - 10 weeks at number 1 back then was such an achievement! Debby and Olivia Newton-John ("Physical") have, respectively, the number 1 hits of the 70s and 80s!

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

I’m so glad you enjoyed the interview. Thanks so much for watching.

[@jeffdalrymple-oi4tt]

I must say the Harvey really did a fantastic job interviewing Debby Boone, I throughly enjoyed this interview, Harvey hit on every aspect of Debby’s long vast career, I am a huge Debby Boone fan, so I was so happy that Harvey once again hit a home run with his top notch skills as an interviewer and missed nothing in interviewing Debby!! Way to go Harvey!!!

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you so much Jeff! I enjoyed every moment of my time with Debby!!

[@rosarioreside3327]

Thank you this interview with this beautiful young lady Debby I love her song You Light Up My Life it’s timeless…

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you so much for watching! Debby is such a classy, intelligent, beautiful human being!

[@xqsme4783]

You hit it out of the ball park again Harvey. Enjoyed the interview. I'm slowly catching up on your previous work.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

I’m THRILLED that you’re becoming a fan of our show! Thank you so much! Your positive feedback and support of our show mean the world to me!

[@doriswebster7792]

Wow, Debby, I didn't know you had such a history on stage as an actress! I knew you're a terrific singer and a wonderful person! Thank you again for giving me a CD copy of your tribute to your mother-in-law! Thank you, Harvey, whom I never knew anything about until I saw Debby's post on Facebook, which led me here.

[@doriswebster7792]

10 years older than Debby, I am one who was very familiar with the name of Red Foley before he became her grandfather, i.e., before Pat Boone came to Los Angeles and huge fame, and fathered 4 beautiful daughters. My parents were big country music fans, and we were a Church of Christ family, which was also the Boone family heritage.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you so much for watching our show. I hope you’ll check out our other celebrity interviews!🙏❤️

[@MalEvansUSA]

Mister Harvey praising pat Boone singing the fifties standard as if they were out of American songbook is very spot on

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thanks so much

[@B4andafterbeauty12]

Another informative and enjoyable interview. Big fan of hers and hope to see her perform live sometime soon. Thank you for this.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

It was an absolute joy having Debby on our show. Thank you so much for watching. 🙏❤️

[@debrabatzofin1314]

I learnt so much from this interview. Such incredible insight and great research. Well done Harvey.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you so much Debra for watching and for taking the time to post such a lovely and kind comment. I appreciate you so much more than I can ever say. ❤️❤️❤️

[@goplad1]

Love this interview. AS always you are so prepared and ask the right questions. I can tell Debby was quite impressed. I've had the pleasure of meeting Debby and she is every bit as nice as she is here. In fact she has a wonderful sense of humor. I met her father as well and he's a wonderful raconteur. He told me stories about his recording career that were quite fascinating. After she told me her story regarding her issues with a bad recording contract and how she was denied royalties for "You Light Up My Life" I too asked her why she didn't get advice from her dad. She told me she was an independent young person who felt she wanted to make her own decisions. Unfortunately the sharks in the music industry smelled blood and she was terribly taken advantage of. Live and learn as they say.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thank you not only for your very insightful comments, but for your enduring support of our show. I’m so very lucky to have such loyal viewers!!

[@bob-hy1vk]

Great interview as always Harvey. Please let Debbie know that a guitar player called Leyland has a yt channel and he played on many of her recordings in the 1970s. He played some of her songs and praised her work and said she was a very nice person.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

I’ll definitely tell her. Thank you so much for watching our show. I greatly appreciate it!🙏❤️

[@Defensewhiz]

Such a great interview with Debby. I do wish though that the song "When You're Loved" was touched upon (unless I totally missed it) Debby sang it for the movie The Magic of Lassie and it was nominated for an Oscar for best song. Believe it or not, I actually like that song a bit more than You Light Up My Life and I've never really heard her talk much about it. Pat also recorded a song for that movie as well

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware of that song

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware of that song

[@alanfisher2121]

"When You're Loved" is beautiful! I also love her version of "The Promise (We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye)"

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

@alanfisher2121 me too!

[@MsBackstager]

Delightful!

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

She sure is!

[@MsBackstager]

@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 So r u my friend.

[@MsBackstager]

I'd luv for you to interview MAUREEN MCCORMICK. I loved her as Marcia Brady aka THE BRADY BUNCH and wanted to be her growing up. But she got very real in her book HERE'S THE STORY.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

I’ll give it a try. We have another popular Brady Bunch actor coming on the show very soon. So please stay tuned!!

[@garywarmee4367]

He is so mocked with people making disparaging comments about him now, but I have absolutely loved Pat Boone. In 1967 as the Watts riots burned in Los Angeles, I was on summer vacation from school watching April Love play over & over again on channel 9's Million Dollar Movie. I absolutely fell in love with Pat & Shirley Jones in what has got to be one of the sweetest, most gentle t love stories ever told. HA!, critics. I love you AL I can't imagine coctacting a celebrity now, but in 1968 when my older brother died of brain cancer I wrote Pat Boone a letter to the fact and he answered very kindly. I REALLY can't imagine doing this now but when I was a teenagter and got my driver's license I bought a map to the stars homes and ended up in front of Pat's house on Beverly Dr, (I think) where the maid said Pat would come out and talk to me and a few friends. Out he came in summer shorts (amazing solid legs!) and there we were at curb side. Imagine imposing on someone in knocking on their front door! Ah, youth. I do have light blonde hair, blue eyes, and an innocent face, the point being I think I got away with a lot of stuff because I was non threatening to people. Debby Boone, Laurie Boone and the rest, what a wonderful father you have. I wish he were mine!

[@garywarmee4367]

Pat Boone: You Light Up My Life!

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

I hope you watch my interview with Pat Boone. He’s become a very dear friend.

[@cocoaorange1]

I never knew Debbie acted.

[@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980]

She has a new movie coming out directed by Shane Stanley