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Patti (given Name)
Patti is a feminine given name related to Pattie#Given name, Pattie and Patty (given name), Patty. Patti is generally derived from a short form or diminutive of Patricia (other), Patricia, derived from the Latin language, Latin word ''patrician (ancient Rome), patrician'', referring to the nobility. Usually spelled Patty, the name was also used as a short form of names such as Martha (name), Martha in the 18th century. * Patti Austin (born 1950), American R&B, pop and jazz singer * Patti Catalano (born 1953), American long-distance runner * Patti Davis (born 1952), American actress and author * Patti Deutsch (1943–2017), American voice artist and comedic actress * Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist * Patti Grace Smith (1947–2016), United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official * Patti Harrison (born 1990), American actress and comedian * Patti Karr (1932–2020), American actress, dancer, and sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), better known by her stage name Patti Page, was an American singer. Primarily known for Pop music, pop and Country music, country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and best-selling female artist of the 1950s, selling over 100 million records during a six-decade-long career. She was often introduced as "the Singin' Rage, Miss Patti Page". New York WBBR, WNEW disc-jockey William B. Williams (DJ), William B. Williams introduced her as "A Page in my life called Patti". Page signed with Mercury Records in 1947, and became their first successful female artist, starting with 1948's "Confess (song), Confess". In 1950, she had her first million-selling single "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming", and eventually had 14 additional million-selling singles between 1950 and 1965. Page's signature song, "Tennessee Waltz", is the best selling song of the 1950s by a female artist, one of the biggest-selling singles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Catalano
Patti Catalano Dillon (née Lyons, April 6, 1953) is a former long-distance runner from the United States who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set world bests in the half marathon, 30 kilometers, and 20 kilometers. Early life She grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the working-class Houghs Neck, Houghs Neck neighborhood, the eldest of nine children. Her father was a second-generation Irish immigrant from Dorchester and an all-Navy boxer. Her mother, a Mi'kmaw woman, had run away from home in Nova Scotia when she was 11 and wound up in Quincy working as a nanny after lying about her age. Running career Catalano has held the World Record in the marathon and American road records in the marathon, half marathon, 30 kilometers, 15 kilometers, 10 miles, and 5 mile (now 8 kilometers). Described as "one of the most dominating American female road runners of the 1970s" and "the queen of U.S. women distance runners", she was inducted into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album '' Horses'' made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, " Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart. In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir '' Just Kids'', written to fulfill a promise she made to Robert Mapplethorpe, her longtime partner and friend. She is ranked 47th on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of all Time, published in 2010, and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2011. Early life and education Smith was born on De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Scialfa
Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band. Early life and education Scialfa grew up in Deal, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore.Stewart, Allison"Patti Scialfa's Glory Days; With 'Lullaby,' the Boss's Wife Steps Into the Spotlight" ''The Washington Post'', June 20, 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2012. "Scialfa (pronounced SKAL-fah) grew up in the affluent suburb of Deal, N.J., and attended the prestigious jazz program at the University of Miami before moving to New York." She was the middle child of Joseph Scialfa and Patricia (née Morris) Scialfa. Her father was of Sicilian ancestry and her mother is from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She also has half-siblings from her father's second marriage. Her father was a successful local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Russo
Patricia Russo (May 20, 1964) is an American singer and songwriter. She acted as Meat Loaf's female lead vocalist, touring the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she has embarked on a solo career. Work with Meat Loaf (1993–2013) Patti Russo is featured as Meat Loaf's duet partner on numerous albums, singles and videos. Russo has also been featured as Meat Loaf's opening act, debuting her own original material. She debuted her solo song "Bring Me a Bible and a Beer" during Meat Loaf's shows on the 2008 Casa de Carne Tour. Russo has recorded duets on all of Meat Loaf's albums since 1995. Russo has also sung lead vocals with groups such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) and Queen. She sang the role of Theresa, Beethoven's Immortal Beloved, on the TSO album '' Beethoven's Last Night'' and was featured with TSO as a soloist on the soundtrack to the Jim Carrey movie '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''. She performed with the rock group Queen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Miller
Patti Miller (born 1954), an Australian writer, was born and grew up near Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. She holds a BA (Communications) and an MA (Writing) from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). She is the author of ten books and numerous articles and essays published in national newspapers and literary magazines. She has taught literature and writing at UTS, University of Western Sydney, Australian Writers' Centre and other writers’ centres and is the founder and director of its Life Stories Workshop, which aims to develop and support memoir and creative non-fiction writing. Miller is a member of the Australian Society of Authors. Works * * * * * * * * * * "In gertrude's footsteps" ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 November 2008 ''Sun Herald'', Sydney, 28 December 2010"Sex and drugs and Patrick White" ''Eureka St'', 12 June 2012"Erasure of an Aboriginal temple" ''Eureka St'', 2 May 2012 Awards and recognition Miller's seventh book, ''The Mind of a Thie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Mayor
Patti Mayor (born Martha Ann Mayor) was an artist born in Preston, England, in 1872. Mayor’s work predominantly takes the form of painted portraits, and she is known for her works’ particular focus on working class figures who were local to Preston. Her paintings are currently held in various galleries in the North West of England, including: Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; and Gallery Oldham, Greater Manchester. Early life Patti Mayor grew up in Preston, in the North West of England. She attended the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London, which was one of the most prestigious British art schools at the time. Career Following her time at the Slade School of Fine Art, Mayor returned to Preston where she focused her work around portraits of working class figures from her hometown. In particular, her paintings showed people in their work clothing, at work, and going about their everyday lives. Most of the sitters in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972, she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. Known for playing bold, resilient women in musical theater, she has received numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, and two Grammy Awards. She was inducted to the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. She made her Broadway debut in '' Three Sisters'' in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's '' Evita'' (1980), and Rose in '' Gypsy'' (2008) and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim revival ''Company'' (2022). She was Tony-nominated for '' The Robber Bridegroom'' (1975), '' Anything Goes'' (1988), '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2006), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godmother of Soul". LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Labelle, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. After the group's name change to Labelle in the 1970s, they released the number-one hit "Lady Marmalade" before disbanding in 1976. in 1977, LaBelle began a solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed Patti LaBelle (album), debut album, which included the career-defining song "You Are My Friend". LaBelle became a mainstream solo star in 1984 following the success of the singles "If Only You Knew", "Love, Need and Want You" (later sampled for 2002's "Dilemma (Nelly song), Dilemma"), "New Attitude (song), New Attitude" and "Stir It Up (Patti LaBelle song), Stir It Up". In 1986, LaBelle released a number-one album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Karr
Patti Karr (July 10, 1932 – July 11, 2020), born Patsy Lou Karkalits, was an American actress, dancer, and singer in Broadway musicals, and in film and television. Early life Patsy Lou Karkalits was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles F. Karkalits and Estelle Klebold Karkalits. Her father was a businessman; her mother died when Patsy was a baby. She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where she graduated from Paschal High School and attended Texas Christian University. She began her dancing career in Texas, appearing in the ''corps de ballet'' of the Fort Worth Civic Opera. She also danced with the Pittsburgh Light Opera, and the Summertime Opera Company in Houston. Career Karr first appeared on Broadway in 1953 as a dancer in a musical, ''Maggie''. She went on to appear in over twenty Broadway productions, mostly musicals, including '' Carnival in Flanders'' (1953), ''Pipe Dream'' (1955-1956), '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1956-1959), ''The Body Beautiful'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Harrison
Patti Harrison (born October 31, 1990) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles in comedy series such as '' Shrill'' (2019–2021) and ''I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson'' (2019–present), as well as the comedy film '' Together Together'' (2021), with the latter earning her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Early life Harrison was born in Orient, Ohio, on October 31, 1990, the youngest of seven children of a Vietnamese mother and a White American father. Her father, from Detroit, was in the U.S. Army and met her mother during the Vietnam War when she was working as a janitor in his barracks. He died of a heart attack when Harrison was six years old. Her first involvement in comedy came from her participation in an improv team during her time at Ohio University, from which she did not graduate. Career Harrison moved to New York City to pursue a comedy career in 2015, but later moved to Los Angeles. She ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Grace Smith
Patricia Grace Smith (November 10, 1947 – June 5, 2016) was a United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) associate administrator whose regulatory work helped make personal space travel a possibility. Personal life Patricia Grace Jones was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Nov. 10, 1947. Smith’s father, after retiring from the Air Force, managed the canteen at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tuskegee. Her mother, Wilhelmina, worked as a clerk at the hospital. As a teenager, Smith was among the first students to integrate the public schools in Macon County, Alabama, over the protests of state officials in the administration of Governor George C. Wallace. Ultimately, Smith was one of 12 students to file a lawsuit against the Macon County Board of Education to preserve their legal right to attend the previously all-white Tuskegee High School. Initially filed in 1963, the case resulted in the 1967 federal district court decision resulting in a blanket desegreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
