Bobbie Gentry

Bobbie Gentry
Gentry in a publicity photo for Capitol Records in 1969
Born
Roberta Lee Streeter

(1942-07-27) July 27, 1942 (age 84)
near Woodland, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Known for"Ode to Billie Joe"
Spouses
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(m. 1969; div. 1970)​
Thomas R. Toutant
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(m. 1976; div. 1978)​
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(m. 1978; div. 1980)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1966–1982
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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in the United States to write and produce her own material. Her song "Ode to Billie Joe", spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was third in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967. She won three Grammy Awards in 1967.

References

  1. ↑ Murtha, Tara (2015). Ode to Billie Joe. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-62356-964-8.
  2. ↑ Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe rollingstone.com Retrieved December 10, 2024
  3. ↑ "Bobbie Gentry".
  4. ↑ Milano, Brett (March 21, 2019). "Best Female Songwriters: An Essential Top 25 Countdown | uDiscover". uDiscover Music. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ochs, Meredith (June 3, 2014). "The Confounding, Enigmatic 'Ode To Billie Joe'". Ode To Billie Joe. NPR. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chairborne Ranger Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Songs 1967". Chairborne Ranger. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

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