Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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" (written by Tom T. Hall), which missed (by one week) becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time. In subsequent years, she had moderate chart success with country music, but never again duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA". She became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.
Full Name
Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
October 19, 1945
Place Of Birth
Anson, Texas, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
Nicknames
Jeannie C. Riley, Riley, Jeannie C.
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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I was like a tiger in a cage. I was just waiting to get out so they could hear me roar. I didn't know I couldn't even meow.
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Fact
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She become a mother on January 11, 1966, when her daughter and only child, Kim Michelle Riley was born.
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Her song, "Harper Valley P.T.A." hit #1 in the USA in 1968 and was number 12 in the UK, at the same time.
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She is the first female vocalist, that has hit number 1, on both the rock and country charts, at the same time and same song, with "Harper Valley P.T.A." that Tom T. Hall, wrote earlier, in the 1960's decade.
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She originally became a vocalist, to avoid desperation to escape her small hometown of Anson, Texas.
