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Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley was born Jeanne Carolyn Carlen in Stamford, Texas in 1945. She moved to Nashville in 1966 and signed with Plantation Records, where she...

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Jeannie C. Riley was born Jeanne Carolyn Carlen in Stamford, Texas in 1945. She moved to Nashville in 1966 and signed with Plantation Records, where she released her debut single 'The Girl Most Likely.'

In 1968, Riley recorded Tom T. Hall's 'Harper Valley PTA,' a song about a single mother confronting judgmental PTA members.

After 'Harper Valley PTA,' Riley continued recording through the early 1970s with albums like 'Things Go Better with Love' and 'Whiskey at My Window.' Her catalog includes songs such as 'What Was Her Name,' 'Am I That Easy To Forget,' and 'Box Of Memories.'

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