Ward, Jeannie - Sings Uptown Country

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I haven't found much more about Ms. Ward than what appears in the LP liner notes:

"Jeanie Ward was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1942, the youngest in a family of 5 children. She started singing as a child in the church choir and, as the years went by, won many talent contests in her home province.

It was through such contests that Hal Lone Pine heard her singing over Radio Station CJOB in Winnipeg and immediately recognized her outstanding talents and engaged her to travel the USA and Canada with his group. Jeanie has been with Hal Lone Pine now for the past 10 years winning acclaim throughout North America.

Her first recording for Rodeo Records "It's such a Lovely Day" took second place in the 1968 Lloyd E. Moffat Memorial Awards and reached number 12 on the Canadian Country Charts.

Jeanie plays bass and is busily engaged touring the Night Club Circuits of Canada and the USA. She has appeared with Hal Lone Pine on the Don Messer TV show, and many other spots in the USA and Canada."

Jeanie's voice is strong throughout, and I really enjoyed listening to the album (which, by the way, was autographed on the back by Ms. Ward and Hal Lone Pine in 1970). She covers some familiar pop territory, like a fun countrified version of the Nancy Sinatra megahit These Boots. My favourite song on the album is the cheeky "Harper Valley PTA" which is about a single mother getting some revenge on the folks on her daughter's school PTA.

As another great example of "classic country love songs", I'll also offer up "What's It Like In Vietnam?" The song shocked me a bit, as the lyrics are devoid of any real commentary about the Vietnam war. It's a love song, not a protest song...which was very much a popular topic in pop music at the time. It's a pretty song, a fairly standard country weeper, but don't expect anything political.
-Kevin McGowan

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