Super group jams in Jerusalem

February 4, 2010 - 5:38 PM by

Pat Boone the day after his jam session

The combination of Jerusalem, tourism, politics and music can make for some interesting combinations.

Imagine being a guest at the luxury David Citadel Hotel and coming back after a long day of touring around. In the lobby, you hear some strains of music and clapping coming from the grand ballroom downstairs, so you head on down to check it out.

Opening the doors, you, indeed, see some musicians gathered having a grand old time playing some early rock & roll, some blues and some country to an appreciative crowd of 150 or so American guests of the hotel.

Only on closer inspection do you realize that among the players are:

1- Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on bass
2- Legendary ’50s and beyond entertainer Pat Boone on vocals
3 – FOX News Jerusalem correspondent Mike Tobin on guitar.

Well, this lineup really did get together this week – Huckabee has been here with two busloads of mostly Christian American supporters, among them Boone, and his wife and granddaughter. Tobin, who regularly plays in a local band with standout guitarist Bradley Fish, asked his FOX colleague Huckabee, who’s an accomplished bassist, if he wanted to sit in with them. And Huckabee upped the ante by inviting Tobin and Fish to the hotel to jam with him and with Boone, who’s sold millions of records and was Elvis Presely’s nice guy alter ego in the 1950s.

“How could I pass up the opportunity to play with Pat Boone?” asked Tobin, recounting the evening to me.

The result was an eclectic session featuring impromptu renditions of “Ain’t That A Shame” (a hit for both Fats Domino and Boone), Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” and a stirring rendition of the “Theme to Exodus, lyrics which were written in the early 1960s by Boone.

According to witnesses, many of the Christian supporters of Israel in the room were left with teary eyes. Boone called the song the “second Jewish national anthem” after Hatikva, and apparently, from the crowd’s reaction, he may be right.

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2 Comments on Super group jams in Jerusalem

  1. Dennis Dossett on Fri, Feb 5th 2010 3:06 AM

    2. Pat Boone rocks and so does Mike Tobin! Rock on big A$$ reporter! Dallas Texas misses you! :)

  2. Molly Tobin on Fri, Feb 5th 2010 3:46 AM

    3. That must have been a very happy time for you!! I hope someone taped it. I would love to hear it. Are you serious about trading in your news career for a musical one? /carol is trying to get a skypt (? ) thing up for the birthday party. /that would be the next best thing for having you there in person. Talk with you soon. Love, Mother

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