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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clara Ann Fowler |
| Born | November 8, 1927 , Claremore (some sources give Muskogee), Oklahoma, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country music, Traditional Pop |
| Years active | 1948– Present |
| Label(s) | Mercury, Columbia, Avco, Plantation |
| Associated acts | Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Connie Francis, Eddy Arnold |
| Website | The Official Patti Page Website |
Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore (some sources give Muskogee), Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claremore is a city and the County seat of Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. Muskogee is a City in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Avco Records was a Record label started in the early 1960s by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and Joseph E Plantation Records was a Record label started by Shelby Singleton. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Pop singer best known for international hit songs Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918 &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claremore is a city and the County seat of Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. Muskogee is a City in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of She is the best-selling female artist of the 1950s[1] and was among the first to cross over from country music to pop. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Her recording career spans the years 1947 to 1981. Page continues to perform live and was billed as "The Singing Rage, Miss Patti Page".
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Early life and rise to success
Clara Ann Fowler was born into a large and poor family. Her father worked on the MKT railroad, while her mother and older sisters picked cotton. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp As she related on TV many years later, the family went without electricity, so young Clara could not read after dark. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Fowler became a featured singer on a 15-minute radio program on radio station KTUL, Tulsa, Oklahoma at age 18. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. KTUL, referred to on air as NewsChannel 8, is the ABC affiliate in Tulsa Oklahoma, owned by Allbritton Communications Company. The program was sponsored by the Page Milk Company[2] [3]; thus, young Clara Ann Fowler became Patti Page on the air. In 1946, Jack Rael, a saxophone player and band manager, came to Tulsa to do a one-nighter. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He turned on the radio, and heard the musical program with the 18-year-old featured vocalist. He liked what he heard, and asked her to join the Jimmy Joy band, which Rael managed. Eventually, both left the band, and Rael became Patti's personal manager [4] and leader of the backup orchestra for many of her recordings. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well
Recording career
In 1947, Page recorded a song called "Confess" which had a portion requiring one singer to answer another. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Confess is a popular Song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. (The other hit version involved a duet of Doris Day and Buddy Clark. Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Buddy Clark ( July 26, 1911 - October 1, 1949) was a popular singer in the 1930s and 1940s ) Because of a low budget, a second singer could not be hired, so Jack Rael suggested that Page sing the second part as well. The novelty of her doing two voices on one record possibly contributed to the song becoming a Top 20 hit for her. A gramophone A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top
At the time, most record companies had a director of Artists and Repertory (the "A&R man"), who tightly controlled all the choices of artist-song assignments, and Mercury Records' A&R man was Mitch Miller, who became famous later on as the A&R man who brought Columbia Records into a dominant position in pop music in the early 1950s). Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive After recording "Confess", Page (or Rael, or both) liked the multiple-voice idea so much, that she asked to do an entire song as a quartet[5]. In Music, a quartet (quatuor Quartett quartetto cuarteto is a method of instrumentation (or a medium used to perform a musical composition and consisting of four parts Miller was skeptical[5], until Page recorded a four-bar song demo in four different voices, and played the sample for Miller. Reluctantly, Miller permitted it, and the song, "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" became another big hit for Page, her first to sell a million. "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" is a popular Song. Although both Mary Ford and Jane Turzy became known for it, Page was actually the first singer to record multiple tracks on the same song ("Confess")[6]. Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) ( July 7, 1924, El Monte California, &ndash September 30, 1977, Arcadia California Jane Turzy was a Chicago Illinois -born Singer of Traditional pop music. On some of the records, she was billed as "Vocal by Patti Page, Patti Page, and Patti Page," and in at least one case ("With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming"), she was billed on the single as "The Patti Page Quartet. "
Page's first number one hit was "All My Love". In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top " All My Love (Bolero " is a popular Song. The music was written by Paul Durand, based on Maurice Ravel 's Boléro It was based on Maurice Ravel's "Bolero". Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece which premiered in 1928 is considered Ravel's "All My Love" was #1 for five weeks in 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Her biggest hit was "The Tennessee Waltz", which was also released in 1950. " The Tennessee Waltz " is a Song, belonging to both the Country music and popular genres written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King "The Tennessee Waltz" was #1 for thirteen weeks in 1950 and eventually sold more than 6,000,000 copies, making it the biggest charted Billboard hit of the entire decade. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
Page had a huge hit in 1953, "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a novelty song written by Bob Merrill, adapted from a well-known Victorian music hall song. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. Bob Merrill ( May 17 1921 - February 17 1998) was an American Songwriter, theatrical Composer and Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 Page recorded it in 1952, and it made #1 on the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queen's Music. To say that it was a major hit would be a tremendous understatement; it was almost constantly on the radio at that time. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
Perhaps Page's best and certainly her most melodic release was the wistful "Old Cape Cod," which reached #3 on the Billboard charts in the heart of rock and roll's first great year, 1957. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
In 1963, Page left Mercury Records for Columbia Records. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company While at Columbia, she scored her most recent Top 10 pop hit in 1965 with the title song from the Bette Davis film Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. " Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte " is a popular Song with music by Frank DeVol and lyrics by Mack David, introduced in the 1964 movie of the same Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (also known as What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?) is a 1964 American Horror film Page returned to Mercury in 1971, but went back to the Columbia again in 1973, recording for their Epic Records subsidiary. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity
Later career
In 1974 and 1975, Page recorded for Avco Records, and, in 1981, recorded for Plantation Records, her most recent record label. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avco Records was a Record label started in the early 1960s by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and Joseph E Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Plantation Records was a Record label started by Shelby Singleton. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Page's most recent single to appear on any Billboard chart was the 1982 #80 country single, "My Man Friday". Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. (She last appeared on the pop chart in 1968, with her version of O.C. Smith's hit, "Little Green Apples", and on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Give Him Love" in 1971. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. OC Smith ( 21 June, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American Musician. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. )
Page made the country chart in up to 1983, with her biggest hit during that time being "Hello, We're Lonely," a 1973 #14 duet with Tom T. Hall. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Tom T Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer, Songwriter, and
In the 1990s, Page started her own label, C. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A. F. Records. In 1998, she won a Grammy as "Best Traditional Pop Singer". Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Many of her songs have a strong beat to them that prelude rock 'n' roll. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African These titles include "Mister and Mississippi", "Detour" and "Cross Over the Bridge". In 1956, she married choreographer Charles O'Curran. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" They adopted two children, a daughter, Kathleen, and a son, Daniel O'Curran.
In 1997 the English electronic music group Groove Armada released the song "At The River", which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page. Groove Armada are Big beat duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay from England. The single was re-released in 1999, and reached #19 at the British charts in August 1999.
In 2007 Patti Page was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
More recently, the White Stripes have covered Patti's 1952 recording of "Conquest". The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Conquest " is a Role-reversal song written by Corky Robbins and popularized in the 1950s by Patti Page.
She continues recording to this day, with a new album debuting in 2008 from Curb Records and featuring a duet with Vince Gill on the song “Home Sweet Oklahoma. Curb Records is a Record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist ”
Life today
Patti Page and Charles O'Curran divorced in 1972. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1990, she married Jerry Filiciotto, with whom she runs a maple syrup business in New Hampshire. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of Maple trees In Canada and the United States it is most often eaten with waffles and pancakes New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Until recently, Page was also host of a weekly Sunday program on the "Music of Your Life" radio network (now distributed to individual radio stations via satellite by Jones Radio Networks). Music of Your Life has been in continuous operation since 1978 and is a satellite-delivered Radio network featuring the Adult Standards radio format A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. She and Jack White of White Stripes were interviewed [7]by USA Today on January 1, 2008. Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9 1975 is an American musician Record producer, and occasional actor best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Page still performs live in concert, and appeared in a Vegas casino showroom in the Spring of 2007.
Discography
Charted singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | RIAA | ||
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| 1948 | "Confess" | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" | 11 | — | — | Gold |
| 1950 | "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine" | 8 | — | — | — |
| "All My Love (Bolero)" | 1 | — | — | Gold | |
| "Tennessee Waltz" | 1 | — | 2 | Platinum | |
| 1951 | "Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" | 4 | — | — | Gold |
| "Mockin' Bird Hill" | 2 | — | — | Gold | |
| "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts" | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "Mister and Mississippi" | 8 | — | — | Gold | |
| "Detour" | 5 | — | — | Gold | |
| "And So to Sleep Again" | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | "Come What May" | 9 | — | — | — |
| "Once In a While" | 9 | — | — | — | |
| "I Went to Your Wedding" | 1 | — | — | Gold | |
| "You Belong to Me" | 4 | — | — | Gold | |
| "Why Don't You Believe Me" | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | "(How Much Is That) Doggie In the Window" | 1 | — | — | Gold |
| "Butterflies" | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "Changing Partners" | 3 | — | — | Gold | |
| 1954 | "Cross Over the Bridge" | 2 | — | — | Gold |
| "Steam Heat" | 8 | — | — | — | |
| "What a Dream" | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "Let Me Go Lover" | 8 | — | — | — | |
| 1955 | "Go on With the Wedding" | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | "Allegheny Moon" | 2 | — | — | Gold |
| "Mama From the Train" | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | "Old Cape Cod" | 3 | — | — | Gold |
| "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | "Left Right Out of Your Heart (Hi Lee Hi Lo Hi Lup Up Up)" | 9 | — | — | Gold |
| 1962 | "Go on Home" | 42 | 9 | 13 | — |
| "Most People Get Married" | 27 | 8 | — | — | |
| 1965 | "Hush... Hush Sweet Charlotte" | 8 | 2 | — | Gold |
| 1968 | "Gentle On My Mind" | 66 | 7 | — | — |
| 1973 | "Hello, We're Lonely" (w/ Tom T. Hall) | — | — | 14 | — |
| 1981 | "No Acres" | — | — | 39 | — |
(For a more complete collection, see List of songs recorded by Patti Page. The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States Confess is a popular Song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" is a popular Song. "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine" is a popular Song, written by Mack David. " All My Love (Bolero " is a popular Song. The music was written by Paul Durand, based on Maurice Ravel 's Boléro " The Tennessee Waltz " is a Song, belonging to both the Country music and popular genres written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King " Would I Love You (Love You Love You " is a popular Song with music by Harold Spina and lyrics by Bob Russell. " Mockin' Bird Hill " ( lyrics is a popular Song. It was written by Vaughn Horton. " Mister and Mississippi " is a popular Song. It was written by Irving Gordon. "Detour (There's A Muddy Road Ahead" is a Western swing ballad written by written by Paul Westmoreland in 1945. "And So to Sleep Again" is a popular Song, written in 1951 by Joe Marsala and Sunny Skylar. "Once in a While" is a popular Song. The music was written by Michael Edwards the lyrics by Bud Green. " I Went to Your Wedding " is a popular Song written by Jessie Mae Robinson and published in 1952. " You Belong to Me " is a pop music ballad from the 1950's " Why Don't You Believe Me? " is a popular Song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952 " Changing Partners " is a popular Song with music by Larry Coleman and Lyrics by Joe Darion. " Cross Over the Bridge " is a popular Song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1945. " Steam Heat " is a Show tune from the 1954 musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross " What a Dream " is a popular song It was written by Chuck Willis and was published in 1954. " Let Me Go Lover! " a popular Song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey and Allegheny Moon is a popular Song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1956. " Old Cape Cod " is a song written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957. "A Poor Man's Roses (or a Rich Man's Gold" is a popular Song, popularized by Patti Page and also by Patsy Cline in 1957 " Left Right Out Of Your Heart " is a popular Song. The music was written by Mort Garson, the lyrics by Earl Shuman. " Most People Get Married " is a popular Song. The music was written by Leon Carr, the lyrics by Earl Shuman. " Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte " is a popular Song with music by Frank DeVol and lyrics by Mack David, introduced in the 1964 movie of the same " Gentle on My Mind " is a song written by John Hartford, which won two 1968 Grammy Awards. Tom T Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer, Songwriter, and This is a partial list of Patti Page 's recorded songs )
See also
References
- ^ All Music Guide [1]
- ^ Patti Page biography on Country Music Television site
- ^ Patti Page biography on Corporate Artists site
- ^ Patti Page biography on Verve Records' site
- ^ a b Patti Page biography on the Norman Transcript (Norman, Oklahoma) site
- ^ "Patti Page Looks Back On 40 Years," article in the New York Times by Stephen Holden, July 15, 1988
- ^ Jack White, Patti Page share a 'Conquest' and a vision - USATODAY.com
External links
- The Official Patti Page Website
- Interview with Patti Page
- Chart positions, label numbers, etc. of all her hit songs
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