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.
In subsequent years, she had moderate chart success with country music, but never again duplicated the success of “Harper Valley PTA”. In the mid 1970’s she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.
instruments played
Vocals
Birth Name
Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson
Genres
Country music, gospel
Labels
Little Darlin Records Plantation Records Capitol Records MGM Records Mercury Records Warner Bros. Records MCA Records
Occupations
Singer
Origin
Anson, Texas, United States
Years Active
1967 present
Name
Jeannie C. Riley
Nationality
United States of America