Tommy Page Dead At 46
We were shocked and heartbroken this weekend to learn that singer-songwriter-turned-music industry exec Tommy Page had died Friday, March 3, in what Billboard is reporting as an apparent suicide at the age of 46. Page broke into the music industry as a recording artist with Sire Records and topped the Billboard Hot 100 with his single, “I’ll Be Your Everything” in April 1990. He went on to record nine studio albums and continued to tour throughout his career. Page later transitioned to the executive ranks, spending 14 years with Warner Bros./Reprise Records as an A&R exec and VP of Top 40 Promotion.
In 2011, Page joined Billboard as Associate Publisher and was upped to the Publisher’s chair the following year. In 2013, Page left Billboard and joined Pandora as VP of Artist and Brand Partnerships. Two years later, he segued to Cumulus Media in a similar role, hired as SVP of Brand Partnerships. Page had most recently served as VP of Music Partnerships at the Village Voice. “We are all morning the loss of our friend and colleague Tommy Page,” said John Amato, Billboard Entertainment Group President. “He was a magnetic soul and a true entertainer. Our thoughts are with his family.”
Page is survived by his husband, Charlie, and their three children. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 7 from 5-8pm at the Galante Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006. Funeral services are scheduled for 10am on Wednesday, March 8 at First Presbyterian Church, 326 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006.
• A fund has been set up to benefit Tommy and Charlie’s children, Alden, Owen and Ruby. Please donate whatever you can, in Tommy’s memory, to the Page/Wright Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 394, Roseland, NJ 07068.
