Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone was one of the most successful
pop singers during the 1950s and early 1960s. According to
Billboard magazine, he was the second biggest charting artist
behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The
Platters. Boone sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits
and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. He is a Gospel
Music Hall of Fame member and continues to perform today and
is a motivational speaker.

“April Love” was written as the theme song for the 1957 film
of the same name starring Pat Boone and Shirley Jones. It
became a number-one hit for Pat Boone in December of
1957 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Music, Original Song. 

Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” reach #1 for a two-week stay in December
1957, with sales estimated at 1.5 million copies. It become a landmark
record of the soul genre, which Cooke helped create. It was named as
one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings by the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005, the song was voted #115 by members of
the music industry and press in Rolling Stone magazine’s The 500
Greatest Songs of All Time.