Riley, Jeannie C., 1945-
Variant namesJeannie 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.
Riley later saw moderate country music chart action but never again duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA". She became a born-again Christian in the mid-1970s and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.
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referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
creatorOf | Cooke, Edwy, 1926-. Correspondence regarding the Lord Beaverbrook Art Gallery : Sept. 1959 - Aug. 1960. | University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library | |
referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection radio and television files, 1930-2005. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
referencedIn | Anson Chamber of Commerce. Records, 1942-1971. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
referencedIn | Biography -- Riley, Jeannie C. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
referencedIn | Center for Popular Music Vertical Files | Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University | |
referencedIn | O'Hanlon-Heatley-Stevens : [collection] : 1834-1967 ; manuscript. | History Colorado |
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associatedWith | Anson Chamber of Commerce. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Earle, Eugene. | person |
associatedWith | Hall, Tom T., 1936-2021 | person |
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Birth 1945-10-19
Americans
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