Jeannie C. Riley
Biography
Jeannie C. Riley is a Country Music singer. She is best known for her 1968 Country and Pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". She became the first woman to have a single become a Country and Pop #1 hit at the same time. Following "Harper Valley PTA", she had moderate success on the Country charts, but never duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA".
Jeannie C. Riley is best-known for her 1968 hit, "Harper Valley PTA." The song made her the first female singer to have a song go to No. 1 on both the country music and pop music charts.[citation needed] The record quickly became one of the most well-known country music songs of all time. Written by Tom T. Hall, the song was released by Plantation Records.
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Riley was born in 1945 in Anson, Texas. As a teenager, she married Mickey Riley, and they moved to Nashville, Tennessee. In Nashville, Riley worked as a secretary for songwriter Jerry Chesnut. During this time, she was looking for a record company to record for, and she finally landed a deal with Little Darlin Records, which was co-owned by Johnny Paycheck.[citation needed]
Rileys records didnt have much airplay or sales until former Mercury Records producer Shelby Singleton received a demo tape of Rileys voice. Singleton was starting and succeeding with his own label, Plantation Records, at the time. He worked with Riley in the recording of the Tom T. Hall demo song that Singleton saw potential in, "Harper Valley PTA."
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