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‘Tennessee Waltz’ Singer Patti Page Dies at 85

Posted on 01/2/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyBy Chris Talbott, Music Writer, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patti Page, the “Singing Rage” who stumbled across “Tennessee Waltz” and made it one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85. Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to publicist Schatzi Hageman. Page was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold. Her most enduring songs remain “Tennessee Waltz,” one of two songs the state of …