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 ...

From Willie Nelson to Kacey Musgraves, here are fifteen records you need to grab during Record Store Day 2022, which is set for April 23. Story Behind the Song: Jeannie C. Riley, 'Harper Valley ...

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. She discussed the way ...

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 ...

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.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND ...

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.” ...

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. The female empowerment ...

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Riley is a Grammy Award winner for “Best Female Country Vocal Performance” for “Harper Valley P.T.A.” in 1969, and a recent inductee of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, where she was ...

The story behind Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A." seems somewhat far-fetched, but the song's meaning is so relatable.

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.