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.
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TV Shows (14)
Dinah!
as Self
1974
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973
Disco
as Self
1971
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
Bobbie Gentry
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
1967
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
as Self
1966
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948