Harvie June Van (née Vanderpool; born March 2, 1940) is a retired country music singer. She was born in Monterey, Tennessee.[1] She first broke into the music scene in 1954 when she was only 13 with the help of Syd Nathan of King Records.[2] She came from a family of musicians, and her father had a local radio show in Ohio.[2]

Harvie June Van
Born(1940-03-02)March 2, 1940
OriginMonterey, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry, Hillbilly
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1956–1970

Personal life

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She married her manager Bob Ferguson, who would later become a RCA Records producer and executive. They would adopt two Native American children. Van would later divorce him. Today she lives in the Nashville area.

Singles

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  • Can Can Skirt/My Sins Of Yesterday; single #1369 (1954)
  • Lights Are Growing Dim/I'm Just Not That Kind; single #1387 (1955[3])
  • Mama Don't Chase My Love Away/Don't Offer Me The Stars; single #1482 (1955[3])
  • False Or True/I Found Out; King #1497 (1955[3])
  • Dasher (1962)
  • Johnny Darling/Little Wooden Man
  • The Butcher Boy/Leaving Woman Blues (1959[4])
  • When You Are Here/Poorwildwood Flower; RCA Victor #7668 (1959) Written by Bob Ferguson, Produced by Chet Atkins
  • Natividad/Dasher (1967)

References

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  1. ^ Hillbilly-Music.com. "Harvie June Van". Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. ^ a b "1. SONGS WRITTEN BY JOHN D. LOUDERMILK". Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Singles Discography for Quality Records - CA - King series". Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  4. ^ The Billboard. August 3, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved 2011-01-03.