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12. Okt. 2018 · Bobbie Gentry had a massive hit with 1967's "Ode to Billie Joe." Four years and seven albums later, though, she dropped out of the public eye. "The Girl From Chickasaw County," a new box set out ...
help. " Son of a Preacher Man " is a song written and composed by American songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album Dusty in Memphis. Springfield's version was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin for her first album for the Atlantic Records label.
Bobbie Gentry. Writer: Ode to Billy Joe. Country singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry was born Roberta Lee Streeter on July 27, 1944 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Gentry grew up in poverty on her grandparents' farm after her parents divorced when she was a little girl. She learned to play piano by watching the church pianist. Her grandmother traded a milk cow for a piano so Bobbie could ...
Fancy (Bobbie Gentry song) " Fancy " is a song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry in 1969. The country song was a crossover pop music hit for Gentry, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 (her second and final solo single to do so) and the top 30 of the Billboard country chart. It was covered in 1990 by country music artist Reba ...
From the money she received, Bobbie produced her own musical extravaganzas for her company Gentry Ltd, these always included, lavish sets, special effects, around eight dancers and five musicians and cost her over $200,000 per production, but to Bobbie it was all money well spent: “I think it is a good investment,” she told The Star. “I never panic about spending money! It gives the ...
Bobbie Lee Gentry (sünninimi Roberta Lee Streeter; sündinud 27. juulil 1942 Chickasaw' maakonnas, Mississippi osariigis) on endine USA laulja ja laulukirjutaja. Ta oli üks esimesi naisartiste, kes oma materjali ise kirjutas ja produtseeris. Ta sai rahvusvaheliselt tuntuks 1967. aastal enda kirjutatud kantrilauluga "Ode to Billie Joe", mis ...
