Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie 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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
16
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-07-27 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Acting

2014

Country Queens at the BBC as Self (archive footage)

1974

Dinah! as Self

1973

The Bobby Goldsboro Show as Not available

1971

Disco as Self

1969

The Jim Nabors Hour as Not available

1968

Bobbie Gentry as Not available

1967

The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest

1964

The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer

1964

The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1958

Kraft Music Hall as Self