Prelude to The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*: "Love Letters In The Sand", from Pat Boone

We're chomping at the bit to get to The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*, a musical starting May 21 that features the best songs of the last 60 years, 1955-2015.  We will showcase ten songs per day, and wrap up the musical spectacular on July 9, 60 years to the day that the Rock Era began.

In the meantime, we are featuring some of the best songs that just missed out.  This direct descendent of Daniel Boone enjoyed great success in the 50's--this song occupied the top spot for seven weeks in 1957...