Although her songs were some of the top selling of the 1950s, Patti Page contributed more to music than just her mega hits and good looks. When she was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, she was named Clara Ann Fowler. She started singing at radio stations from a young age, and a gig singing for the sponsor Page Milk gave her the stage name she is known by. She sang in various bands after that from a country band with Jimmy Joy and also with Benny Goodman. She soon had a deal with Mercury Records and released her first hit single, "Confess," in 1947.

She also made history with that release by being the first pop artist to overdub their own harmony vocals on to the lead. She continued to gain traction in the late 1940s before releasing "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" in 1950, her first million-selling hit. Her first number one single came the same year with "All My Love" as well as her second, "The Tennessee Waltz," which stayed at number one for months. The next few years saw more hits for Page like "I Went to Your Wedding" and "The Doggie in the Window." After appearing on other television shows, Page was given her own show in the mid 1950s.

While most pop artists of the 1950s had trouble staying in the spotlight in the 1960s, Page kept up her pace and found success both in adult contemporary and country. She changed labels throughout the 1970s and 1980s while releasing more songs. By the time the mid 1980s came, Page was one of the top live performers out there, and she continued performing into the 2000s. Early in the 2000s, a greatest hits album by Page featured backing vocals from top artists like Trisha Yearwood and Alison Krauss.