Biography
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Jeannie C. Riley
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Birth name :
Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson
Origin :
Anson, Texas, United States
Genres :
Country music
Gospel
Instruments :
Vocals
Labels :
Plantation Records
Capitol Records
MGM Records
Mercury Records
Warner Bros. Records
MCA Records
Years active :
1967–present
Born / Died
Born:(1945-10-19) October 19, 1945 (age 71) Stamford, Texas, United States
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" (written by Tom T. Hall), which missed (by one week) becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time. In subsequent years, she had moderate chart success with country music, but never again duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA". She became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.
