Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945) is an American
country and gospel music singer. She is known for her major 1968 hit
Harper Valley PTA that made her the first ever female singer to have a song reach #1 on both the country and pop music charts. The record quickly became one of the most legendary country music songs of all time. Written by
Tom T. Hall, the song was released on the Plantation Records label. At the time, the lyrics were seen as risqué with "attitude" and the attractive Riley was marketed as a sex symbol dressed in an evocat…
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