Jeannie C. Riley

Country singer Jeannie C. Riley, was born as Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945 in rural Anson, Texas. Her father was an automobile mechanic and her mother was a nurse. Jeannie fell in love with country music while growing up in Texas and made her public debut as a teenager on her guitarist uncle Johnny Moore's local jamboree show. She married husband Mickey Riley while still in high school. Her daughter, Kim Michelle Riley, was born on January 11, 1966.The Riley family moved to Nashville, Tennessee later in the year. Jeannie worked as a secretary at Passkey Records while recording demos on the side. Her debut single "What About Them" was a flop. However, Riley scored a massive smash in 1968 with the marvelously sharp comical, sassy, embarrassing & exasperating (others see it different, in their own eyes, ways & personalities), Tom T. Hall's composition of "Harper Valley PTA". The song was a huge crossover success. It peaked on both the pop and country charts, on the Niel... [Details Intro]