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May 16, 2022 · Jeannie C. Riley became the first woman to top both the Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and Billboard Hot 100. It also took home the 1968 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female and was voted as Country Music Association’s Single of the Year.
Nov 2, 2022 · Jeannie C. Riley celebrated her seventy-seventh birthday with a big bash in the tiny town of Burton, where she reflected on the irony of her sixties megahit “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson; October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit " Harper Valley PTA ", which missed by one week simultaneously becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number-one hit.
Jan 10, 2018 · Jeannie C. Riley shot toward the top of the charts with her unforgettable hit song, “Harper Valley PTA,” back in 1968 and from that point forward became known as one of the most treasured country music singers of all time.
A fan page for one of the forgotten queens of country music, Jeannie C. Riley.
Aug 15, 2012 · When she marries Billy Starnes this weekend, all eyes will be on the woman whose beauty has transcended age. Though she will continue to be known professionally as Jeannie C. Riley - with her re-emergence as a gospel singer - she will legally take Starnes as a last name.
Jeannie C. Riley Journeys From Harper Valley to Brenham. In the tumult of 1968, “Harper Valley PTA,” a catchy pop-tinged country song, caught the attention of a divided nation and catapulted unknown singer Jeannie C. Riley to the top of the music charts and into the spotlight.
Best known for her international crossover hit “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” Jeannie C. Riley was born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945 in Anson, Texas where she fell in love with country music. Jeannie made her public debut as a teenager on her uncle Johnny Moore’s local jamboree show.
Sep 15, 2014 · Best known for her international crossover hit "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley was born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson in Anson, TX, where she developed a love of country music as a girl....
Sep 18, 2018 · In 1968, a song about a miniskirt-wearing mom who stood up to the Harper Valley PTA and its small-town hypocrisy made singer Jeannie C. Riley the first woman to top both country and pop charts.
