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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bobbie_GentryBobbie Gentry - Wikipedia

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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".

2. www.theguardian.com › music › 2018Bobbie Gentry: whatever happened to the trailblazing queen of ...

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   Oct 17, 2018 · T he first time I heard Ode to Billie Joe was on a 1967 Radio 1 special. Amid ornate psychedelic pop sounding a little like Strawberry Fields Forever, this tale of suicide, loneliness and familial ...

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   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...

4. performingsongwriter.com › bobbie-gentry-odeThe Story Behind Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe"

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   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 ...

5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0313160Bobbie Gentry - Biography - IMDb

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   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.

6. www.tennessean.com › story › entertainmentWhat happened to singer Bobbie Gentry? - The Tennessean

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   Sep 19, 2019 · That is the opening line of one of music’s most discussed, examined and appreciated songs — “Ode to Billie Joe,” written and performed by Bobbie Gentry, who was born in Mississippi’s Chickasaw...

7. www.udiscovermusic.com › best-bobbie-gentry-songsBest Bobbie Gentry Songs: 10 Essentials You Need To Hear ...

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   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 ...