Penny DeHaven (born Charlotte DeHaven; May 17, 1948 –
February 23, 2014) was an American country and gospel music singer and actress.
At the beginning of her career, she recorded as Penny Starr.
Country entertainer Penny DeHaven was born in Winchester,
Virginia. She sang and performed on local shows as a child, but moved to WWVA's
Wheeling Jamboree during the mid-'60s after high school. Using the stage name
Penny Starr, she became a favourite and recorded "A Grain of Salt"
for the Band Box label in late 1966. The single placed modestly the following
year.
After spending two years in Wheeling, she moved to Nashville
to sign with Imperial in 1969. Two of her recordings hit the Country Top 40
that year: "Mama Lou" and "Down in the Boondocks."
DeHaven’s other singles included country remakes of such pop
hits as Billy Joe Royal’s "Down in the Boondocks" (1969), The
Beatles’ "I Feel Fine" (1970), The Everly Brothers’ "Crying in
the Rain" (with Reeves, 1972), and Marvin Gaye’s "I'll Be
Doggone" (1974). Her albums included 1972’s Penny DeHaven and 2011’s gospel
collection A Penny Saved.
As an actress, she made two guest appearances on the
long-running CBS-TV/syndicated TV show Hee Haw in 1972-73. She also appeared in
the movies Travelling Light, Country Music Story, the 1973 horror movie Valley
of Blood, and the 1974 short-lived TV series Funny Farm.
Following a 1979 conversion, she largely concentrated on
Gospel music, though she did continue her country performances. She appeared in
several films in the early '80s, and sang "Bayou Lullaby" for the
soundtrack to 1980's Bronco Billy. DeHaven also guested on the Grand Ole Opry
several times. Penny died after a long battle with cancer in Atlanta, Georgia on
23 February 2014; she was 65 years old. (Info edited from Wikipedia & AMG)
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For “Porter & Penny - Porter Wagoner & Penny DeHaven (2002)” go here:
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/D26P7zRX/file.html
01 Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man
02 Just Someone I Used To Know
03 If Teardrops Were Pennies
04 Forty Miles From Poplar Bluff
05 Holdin' On To Nothin'
06 Burning The Midnight Oil
07 Each Season Changes You
08 Please Don't Stop Lovin' Me
09 The Right Combination
10 Move It On Home
11 The Last Thing On My Mind
12 Milwaukee Here I Come
A big thank you to Maria @ el Rancho blog for link.
I knew Penny DeHaven and love the CD, Porter&Penny. She called me two months before she passed away. She was a great singer!!
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