1951 HITS ARCHIVE: Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page (her original #1 ‘single mix’ version)

Tennessee Waltz (Stewart-King) by Patti Page, orchestra conducted by Jack Rael The over-used word “iconic” might properly be applied to this enormously popular recording. Patti’s signature hit straddled the 1950-51 change-of-year, though the majority of her weeks at #1 (13-juke box, 9-sales) fell within calendar year 1951. This revival of Pee Wee King’s 1948 country hit was the earliest of six Page singles to reach the weekly top-10 listings that year. All are included in this collection, as are three other popular “Tennessee Waltz” recordings by Les Paul & Mary Ford, Jo Stafford and Guy Lombardo. Geek trivia: This post is of the original hit single mix, which features two-voice harmony throughout. From the later 1950s well into the digital years, the only version that was issued on LP and CD was an alternate mix using a four-part harmony overdub through the first 25 seconds, then reverting to two-part (go figure!). THE 1951 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1951 (some were recorded in 1950). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf