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Bobbie Gentry (innate July 27 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. She was natural Roberta Lee Streeter to Portuguese parents in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She shot to international fame in the summertime of 1967 with the way-out & intriguing "Ode to Billy Joe", written by Gentry & sung inside her warmly, enchanting style. "Ode" wwhen utilized as a virtually all popular lone of the month inside numbers of U.S. record studies & was admired by Frank Sinatra and other singers.

Aristocracy toured briefly by owning a country singer Glen Campbell and performed on the total of U.S. tv program & specials in the late 1960s. Her more leading light singles include her composition "Louisiana Man" also as the mellowly version of a Burt Bacharach-Hal David song, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". A latter attend There are no. I withwithin Nifty Britain in 1970, a year when Dionne Warwick had a hit by using it in the United States. 1970 besides saw a release of a second U.S. hit by owning a self-penned "Fancy," which rose to total Xxvi on the United states chart & 31 on the Pop chart. This enduring tale was covered by having major profits by Reba McEntire in 1991.

When many extra albums of increasing ambition & maturity—however failing popularity—Aristocracy left a music business in the early 1970s to concentrate on business interests.

All Music Guide: Bobbie Gentry
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Yahoo! Groups: Bobbie Gentry
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Gentry, Bobbie
Fan site containing discography, photos, and lyrics.


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