Bobbie Gentry
Known for Acting · 16 credits
- Born
- 1942-07-27 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Roberta Lee Streeter · Bobbie Lee Gentry
Biography
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 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967, earning Gentry Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968.
Gentry charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and four singles on the United Kingdom Top 40. Her album Fancy brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. After her first albums, she had a successful run of variety shows on the Las Vegas Strip. In the late 1970s Gentry lost interest in performing.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
Disco
1971
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966
as Self
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
Bobbie Gentry
1968
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973
Movies (2)
About Bobbie Gentry
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 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967, earning Gentry Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1… With 16 credits spanning from 1948 to 2014, Bobbie Gentry has appeared in 2 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bobbie Gentry Movies
- Country at the BBC (2011) — as Self
- Country Queens at the BBC (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
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