Mohawk
Nitpickin' Parton
RECEIVED Mon., Jan. 9, 2023
Dear Editor,
Page 4 of the current edition of The Austin Chronicle contains a cutline that references "local star Brigitte Bandit performed a Drag Queen Story Time to the tune of Dolly Parton's 'Harper Valley PTA' at Cheer Up Charlies …"
"Harper Valley PTA" was written by Tom T. Hall and the hit single version of the song was recorded by Jeannie C. Riley. Dolly Parton had nothing to do with that song except for the fact that Riley's recording was the very first single to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Country Music and Hot 100 charts simultaneously; Parton's recording of "9 to 5" became the second single to achieve that feat.
Page 4 of the current edition of The Austin Chronicle contains a cutline that references "local star Brigitte Bandit performed a Drag Queen Story Time to the tune of Dolly Parton's 'Harper Valley PTA' at Cheer Up Charlies …"
"Harper Valley PTA" was written by Tom T. Hall and the hit single version of the song was recorded by Jeannie C. Riley. Dolly Parton had nothing to do with that song except for the fact that Riley's recording was the very first single to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Country Music and Hot 100 charts simultaneously; Parton's recording of "9 to 5" became the second single to achieve that feat.
Pete Oppel
Qmmunity Editor James Scott responds: Thanks for the background info on this great song! However, the cutline isn't incorrect as the version that played during Brigitte Bandit's performance was a cover sung by Dolly Parton, originally released in 1969 on her album In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad).
