Harper Valley PTA

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"Harper Valley P.T.A." is a country song written by Tom T. Hall, which in 1968 became a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley. Riley's debut single sold more than six million copies, and marked the first time that a single by a woman topped both Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart and the Hot 100 — a feat that would not be repeated until Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" 13 years later in 1981. It was also Riley's only Top 40 pop hit in the USA. Publisher Newkeys Music, Inc. filed the original copyright on December 26, 1967, which was revised on October 28, 1968, to reflect new lyrics added by Hall. Nashville studio musician-producer Jerry Kennedy played the dobro prominently on the record.

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