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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is a retired American singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe".
Oct 17, 2018 · Music. This article is more than 5 years old. Bobbie Gentry: whatever happened to the trailblazing queen of country? The 60s star – who didn’t just write her own songs but had her own TV show,...
Aug 21, 2017 · August 21, 2017. Bobbie Gentry, circa 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. In July of 1967, Capitol Records released “Ode to Billie Joe,” a spooky wisp of a song by an unknown artist named...
Jan 31, 2022 · Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry (BBC Live 1968) Bobbie Gentry is a retired American singer-songwriter. She found fame in 1967 with her song 'Ode to Billie Joe'. The song spent four weeks at number one in the US, and won several Grammy Awards.
Jul 27, 2013 · The mystery created by Bobbie Gentry in her debut single “Ode To Billie Joe” cast a spell over the entire country. 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 ...
Mini Bio. 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. She learned to play piano by watching the church pianist.
Jul 27, 2019 · Here are 10 of the best Bobbie Gentry songs you really need to hear. ‘Mississippi Delta’ ( Ode To Billie Joe , 1967) This was the song that started it all – her first demo, and the opening ...
