Jean Valli is an American hillbilly music singer. Born Jean Vadala in on 13 May 1926, she was raised in Carbondale, Pennsylvania and started playing country-western music and yodeling at age 9 with her own radio show at age 13. By age 17, she was not only an entertainer but also a promoter recruiting top country music stars to shows she promoted. After high school she moved to Syracuse, New York where she got a job performing on country station WOLF. She later toured New York State including with country singer Hank Williams Sr.