This song sold over six million singles for Jeannie C. Riley and was later turned into a movie. Few other songs on the Top 100 Country Songs list was turned Skip to main content Skip to site footer ...

One of the most famous country songs from the 1960s is Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley PTA.” Even though it was a hit, Riley eventually distanced herself from it.

When Jeannie C. Riley recorded "Harper Valley PTA" in 1968, it not only became her most beloved hit to date, but also threw songwriter Tom T. Hall into the spotlight: The song became a major ...

Jeannie C. Riley celebrated her seventy-seventh birthday with a big bash in the tiny town of Burton, where she reflected on the irony of her sixties megahit “Harper Valley P.T.A.” ...

In 1968, a song about a miniskirt-wearing mom who stood up to the Harper Valley PTA and its small-town hypocrisy made singer Jeannie C. Riley the first woman to top both country and pop charts.

O n Sept. 28, 1968, Jeannie C. Riley, then 22, topped Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart with “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” a week after it had led the Billboard Hot 100.

Jeannie C. Riley. NBC/ Getty When Riley released " Harper Valley PTA, " she became the first woman to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs charts.

BONUS BONUS BEATS: In 1984, Jeannie C. Riley got Tom T. Hall to write her a sequel song called “Return To Harper Valley.” In this one, the widow, her dress now “well below her knees.” goes ...