This quartet of gospel-singing sisters came by their musical interests naturally, being the daughters of Pat Boone and granddaughters of famed country singer Red Foley. Their grandmother, Foley’s second wife, was also a one-time star on the National Barn Dance and the Grand Ole Opry.
The group performed occasionally with their parents as the
Boone Family Singers
, but as the Boones, they formed in 1969 and scored big the following year, 1970, with their initial recording What the...