Oklahoma native Patti Page dead at 85
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Patti Page, who made ``Tennessee Waltz'' one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85.
Page died on New Year's Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to her manager.
She was one of the top-selling female singers in history with more than 100 million record sales and created a distinctive sound for the music industry in 1947 by overdubbing her own voice when she didn't have enough money to hire backup singers for the single, ``Confess.''
She had 24 records in the top 10, including four that reached No. 1. She was also the first singer to have television programs on all three major networks, including ``The Patti Page Show'' on ABC.
Copyright 2012, The Associated Press
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