Oran Thaddeus Page (January 27, 1908 – November 4, 1954) was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader born in Dallas, Texas. He was better known as Hot Lips Page by the public, and Lips Page by his fellow musicians. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. In his early years, Page, who moved to Corsicana, Texas in his early teens, traveled across the Southwestern United States and toured as far east as Atlanta and as far north as New York City. He played in circuses and minstrel shows and...

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