Tennessee Waltz singer Patti Page died January 1, 2013 at age 85

Patti Page (real name Clara Ann Fowler) was an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music.

She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and sold over 100 million records.

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Her photo on the left was from a 1950’s album cover

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Besides Tennessee Waltz she had other huge hits including Doggie in the Window, Mockin' Bird Hill and Allegheny Moon.

Tennessee Waltz scored the rare achievement of reaching No. 1 on the pop, country and rhythm & blues charts simultaneously and was officially adopted as one of two official songs by the state of Tennessee.