Patti Page

Birth Name:

Clara Ann Fowler

Birth Place:

Claremore, Oklahoma, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress

Her "Tennessee Waltz" in 1950 was considered the first true crossover hit, having spent time on the pop, country, and R&B charts
Was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 2013
Won the Pioneer Award from the Academy of Country Music in 1980
Began singing with Benny Goodman after World War II, at the end of the big band era
Signed with Mercury Records in 1947 and achieved her first hit with 1950's "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming․"
Started out as an artist at the KTUL radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but became a singer on the program "Meet Patti Page" after a station executive heard her sing
Quote: "What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch․ I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness․ Each song, you're telling a story and acting․"
Best known as a traditional pop music singer whose hit songs include "Tennessee Waltz," "Old Cape Cod," and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window․"
Had a brief acting career during the 1950s and 1960s, first appearing on the TV series "Music Hall" in 1952
Was thought to have been the first singer to use the overdubbing technique on "Confess" in 1948, in which she had to sing her own backup vocals because of a strike

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