Haper Valley Gossip P.T.A. I think this song came out in the late 1960's, I'm not sure which year, but it was a popular song back then. is there any one out there that remembers the song ,the artist, or the writer. pleaase I need help to find this song. thanks in advance.
2006-11-15 03:20:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
"Harper Valley PTA" is a country music song written by Tom T. Hall. It was a major hit single for country songstress Jeannie C. Riley in 1968, and crossed over to the pop charts as well, eventually selling over six million copies as a single.
The song tells the story of a junior high student who is sent home with a note to her single mother from the PTA of the school decrying her scandalous behavior by small-town standards. The mother decides to speak to a meeting of the PTA where she addresses various episodes of misbehavior on the part of several of its members, concluding, "This is just a little Peyton Place/ And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites."
In an interview, Hall admitted his inspiration for the song was passing by the Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Bellevue, Tennessee, not far from his then-home in Franklin. He liked the sound of the name and decided to write a song using a similar place name.
The song was later the inspiration for a 1978 motion picture and a 1981 television series, both starring Barbara Eden, playing the heroine of the song, Stella Johnson.
2006-11-15 03:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by nairobired 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The film was once made following the fame of the tune by way of the equal identify. The tune "Ode To Billy Joe" is a seperate unlock however can have been within the Harper Valley film. Both, I suppose had been from the early 70's.
2016-09-01 12:57:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Harper Valley PTA" is a country music song written by Tom T. Hall. It was a major hit single for country songstress Jeannie C. Riley in 1968, and crossed over to the pop charts as well, eventually selling over six million copies as a single."
2006-11-15 03:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeannie C. Riley
http://www.kanabel.com/jcrbiography.html
2006-11-15 03:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mario Savio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yea I remember it. I have it on a compilation cd. Yes it is from the 60's and Jeannie C. Riley sang it. I'm not sure if she wrote it, you have to research that. Hope this helps you out.
2006-11-15 03:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The artist is Jeannie C. Reilly
2006-11-15 07:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harper Valley P.T.A. [No Gossip] By Lynn Anderson, A one time wonder.
2006-11-15 03:23:30 · answer #7 · answered by don 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋