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

Patti Page, the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, has died. She was 85. In addition to her hits, Page is believed to be the first artist to overdub her voice in the studio, long before it became a standard

Page, best known for her huge 1950 hit Tennessee Waltz, was 85.

Patti Page, who made 'Tennessee Waltz' the third best-selling recording ever, has died. She was 85.

Page, best known for her huge 1950 hit Tennessee Waltz, was 85.

Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, sometimes silly hits like “Tennessee Waltz,” “Old Cape Cod” and “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window” made her one of the most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died