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 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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- 2014 ·Country Queens at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
- 1974 ·Dinah!as Self
- 1973 ·The Bobby Goldsboro Showas
- 1971 ·Discoas Self
- 1969 ·The Jim Nabors Houras
- 1969 ·The Johnny Cash Showas Self
- 1969 ·The Glen Campbell Goodtime Houras Self
- 1968 ·Bobbie Gentryas
- 1967 ·The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest
- 1966 ·4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweetas Self
- 1964 ·The Hollywood Palaceas Self - Singer
- 1964 ·The Hollywood Palaceas Self - Host
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
- 1958 ·Kraft Music Hallas Self
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self