Featured In
ALBUMThe Gospel AlbumJeannie C. Riley
Albums by Jeannie C. Riley
ALBUMThe Gospel AlbumJeannie C. Riley
ALBUMThe Music City SessionsJeannie C. Riley
ALBUMHere's Jeannie C. (Bonus Track Version)Jeannie C. Riley
ALBUMBack to Back: Jeannie C. Riley & Connie Smith (Re-Recorded Versions)Connie Smith & Jeannie C. Riley
ALBUMFrom Nashville with LoveJeannie C. Riley & Fancy Friends
ALBUMCountry QueensJeannie C. Riley & Rita Remington
ALBUMJeannieJeannie C. Riley
ALBUMThe Generation GapJeannie C. Riley
ALBUMCountry GirlJeannie C. Riley
ALBUMThings Go Better with LoveJeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley's Popular Music Videos
People Will Say We're In Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 22, 1970)
John Davidson & Jeannie C. Riley
Artist Biography
Few artists in the history of country music became famous as fast as Jeannie C. Riley. Her second single, "Harper Valley P.T.A.," was a runaway hit immediately upon release in 1968; it sold over five million copies and was the first song by a female artist to top the country and pop charts at the same time. The song also set the template for her career, singing songs about the harder side of life and small-town scandal, as seen through the eyes of a down-to-earth woman with a proud spirit and a strong voice -- buoyed by the unapologetic Texas twang of her instrument. Riley's pace slowed over the years, but she made a comeback in the early 2000s, hosting a radio show and returning to live performing.
Hometown
Stamford, TX, United States
Genre
Country