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Bobbie Gentry | |
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 Gentry in a publicity photo for Capitol Records in 1969 | |
| Born | Roberta Lee Streeter July 27, 1942[1] near Woodland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Known for | "Ode to Billie Joe" |
| Spouses | Thomas R. Toutant
(m. 1976; div. 1978) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1966–1982 |
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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942)[1] is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material.[3][4]
Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe".[5] The track spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was third in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967,[6] earning Gentry Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968.[7]
Gentry charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and four singles on the United Kingdom Top 40.[8] Her album Fancy brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[7] After her first albums, she had a successful run of variety shows on the Las Vegas Strip.[9] In the late 1970s, Gentry lost interest in performing, and retired from the music industry. News reports conflict on the subject of where she lives.
- ^ a b Murtha, Tara (2015). Ode to Billie Joe. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-62356-964-8.
- ^ Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe rollingstone.com Retrieved 10 December 2024
- ^ "Bobbie Gentry".
- ^ Milano, Brett (March 21, 2019). "Best Female Songwriters: An Essential Top 25 Countdown | uDiscover". uDiscover Music. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Ochs, Meredith (June 3, 2014). "The Confounding, Enigmatic 'Ode To Billie Joe'". Ode To Billie Joe. NPR. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Chairborne Ranger Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Songs 1967". Chairborne Ranger. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Bobbie Gentry Grammies". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Everyhit.co.uk. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ "Four decades since Bobbie Gentry shunned fame, a new box set restores her unrivaled legacy". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.