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Patterson gave classical recitals around
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American audiences, and in 1998 he starred in the
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A bronze life-size piece by sculptor Jerry McKenna from Texas, titled "The Golden Tenor Statue", was unveiled to his memory in Mick
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awarded to Patterson by Heartland for 1 million sales of
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was given fine reviews. Further recordings followed, of
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where he lapsed into a coma and died at the age of 61.
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