Ava "Arlene" Harden (born March 1, 1945) is an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
singer. Between 1966 and 1968, she was one-third of
The Harden Trio, which comprised her brother, Bobby and sister, Robbie. Arlene recorded for
as a solo artist between 1967 and 1973, charting fifteen times on the
Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...
charts.
Her most successful release was a cover of
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were ...
's "
Oh, Pretty Woman
"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and written by Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, '' ...
", titled "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)".
She later recorded for
Capitol and
Elektra as Arleen Harden.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
1945 births
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Columbia Records artists
Living people
Singer-songwriters from Arkansas
People from Lonoke County, Arkansas
Country musicians from Arkansas
21st-century American women
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