You might be interested in seeing a list of those who have been inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.
http://www.rockhall.com/
Check out the total list of inductee's.
If you havent been to the museum in Cleveland, it's well worth your time.
Any form of artistic expression which locates its Hall of Fame in, urk, Cleveland deserves what it gets. Even, no - especially!, Pat Boone.
The bribes and payoffs must have been immense.
I agree. Pat Boone was BY FAR the more popular singer in the mid 50s, and he sang those early rock favorites in a manner that allowed them to become acceptable to a wide audience. Elvis was still considered risque and didn't reach his popularity until a little later (late 50s/mid 60s). In the mid 50s, Boone wasn't known as a "Christian" artist, either. That came later too.
The girls would swoon for Boone in my day.