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Jul 27, 2013 · Set to a backing of spare acoustic guitar chords and atmospheric strings, Gentry’s sensual, Southern-fried voice relates the story of two Mississippi teenage lovers who share a dark secret that eventually leads to the boy’s suicide.
Bobbie Gentry. Writer: Ode to Billy Joe. Country singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry was born Roberta Lee Streeter on July 27, 1944 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Gentry grew up in poverty on her grandparents' farm after her parents divorced when she was a little girl.
Oct 12, 2018 · Bobbie Gentry had a massive hit with 1967's "Ode to Billie Joe." Four years and seven albums later, though, she dropped out of the public eye.
" Ode to Billie Joe " is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title-track of her debut album. Five weeks after its release, the song topped Billboard's Pop singles chart.
Jul 27, 2019 · The 10 Best Bobbie Gentry Songs You Need To Hear. Everybody knows ‘Ode To Billie Joe’, but the best Bobbie Gentry songs you haven’t heard yet are essential works from an artist of true...
Jul 27, 2023 · Bobbie Gentry is a pioneering spirit. A woman in control of her music, her image, her business, she released seven albums in just five years. She was comfortable in country, pop, soul, and...
Feb 1, 2019 · Just over 50 years later, Gentry’s unjustly neglected concept album has been reborn, revived by US indie rock duo Mercury Rev. Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited is a sumptuous exercise...
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