associated_acts death_date years_active alias birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
del reeves 23 february 2014 1967 -- 2014 penny starr winchester , virginia , u.s. united artists , mainstreet , elektra , imperial penny dehaven solo_singer 17 may 1948 country penny dehaven
 charlotte dehaven singer , actress
penny dehaven

penny dehaven -lrb- born charlotte dehaven ; may 17 , 1948 -- february 23 , 2014 -rrb- was an american country and gospel music singer and actress .
at the beginning of her career , she recorded as penny starr .
born charlotte dehaven in 1948 in winchester , virginia , she is best known for her country hit singles in the late 1960s and early 1970s .
her biggest hit was `` land mark tavern '' , a duet with del reeves in 1970 .
dehaven 's other singles included country remakes of such pop hits as billy joe royal 's `` down in the boondocks '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- , the beatles ' `` i feel fine '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , the everly brothers ' `` crying in the rain '' -lrb- with reeves , 1972 -rrb- , and marvin gaye 's `` i 'll be doggone '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .
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 `` traveling light , '' `` country music story , '' the 1973 horror movie `` valley of blood '' , and the 1974 short-lived tv series `` funny farm '' .
dehaven died from cancer on february 23 , 2014 , at the age of 65 .
