Bobbie Gentry

Person · Open Library

Works

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Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bobbie Lee Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing southern gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967. The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100…

Known for

• Country Queens at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2014
• Country at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2011
• Dinah! — Self1974
• The Bobby Goldsboro Show1973
• Disco — Self1971
• The Johnny Cash Show — Self1969
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour — Self1969
• The Jim Nabors Hour1969
• Bobbie Gentry1968
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest1967

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1942-07-27

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

285,161

Total plays

2,261,127

Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born Roberta Lee Streeter to Portuguese parents in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She shot to international fame in the summer of 1967 with the quirky and intriguing Ode to Billie Joe, written by Gentry and sung in her warm, captivating style. "Ode" was listed as the most popular single of the year in many U.S. record surveys and was admired by Frank Sinatra and other singers. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bobbie+G

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Woodland

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Field of work

singing

Genre

country music

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Capitol Records

Official website

www.bobbiegentry.org.uk

Image

Bobbie Gentry in 1968.jpg

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