Patti Page: The Oklahoma Thrush With 'The Tennessee Waltz'

8, 1927, in Claremore, Okla., Page was one of 11 children. She began her career at Tulsa radio station KTUL, where she took over a country-music radio show called "Meet Patti Page," which is where she adopted her pseudonym. She went on to be signed byUnforgettable songs like "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window" made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world. When unspecified healthPatti Page, who made 'Tennessee Waltz' the third best-selling recording ever, has died. She was 85.Patti Page, the legendary pop singer whose musical success spawned several television series of her own in the 1950s, has died. Page passed away on New Yea.8, 1927, in Claremore, Okla., Page was one of 11 children. She began her career at Tulsa radio station KTUL, where she took over a country-music radio show called "Meet Patti Page," which is where she adopted her pseudonym. She went on to be signed by
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