Joe Dowell

He released it in the UK, and it hit there, but he never released it in the United States.

Later in '61, Bloomington, Indiana native performer Joe Dowell recorded the song, some of it with German lyrics, and on August 28th, 1961, it was the number one song in the country.

This is Joe Dowell with his one and only hit on this countdown.

This is Wooden Heart, song number 1527.

Let's take a listen.

One, it knocked out Bobby Lewis' Tossin' and Turnin' off the number one perch, which was the number one song of that year and one of the biggest number one songs of the entire '60s.

Two- It was better than anything Aerosmith ever did, at least by one position.

That was Joe Dowell with Wooden Heart, song number 1527 on Billboard's Top 3000 Songs of All Time.