Jenny Lou Carson Jenny Lou Carson was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first woman to write a No. 1 country music hit. From 1945 to 1955 she was one of the most prolific songwriters in country music, writing for stars such as Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Hank Snow, Teresa Brewer, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, and Sunny Gale. Her song catalog contains over 170 songs which have been professionally recorded by over 180 artists. In 1971 she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.