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26. Juli 2019 · But now, just one single photo has surfaced showing her emerging from isolation… Bobbie Gentry, born Roberta Lee Streeter, was just 23 years old when her timeless ballad hit the charts and took off like wildfire, selling more than three million copies and topping the country, pop, rock, and easy listening charts.
Gentry was born Roberta Lee Streeter on July 27, 1942, near Woodland in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Ruby Lee (née Shipman; November 28, 1920 – April 2, 1989) and Robert Harrison Streeter. When her parents divorced shortly after her birth, her mother moved to California, leaving Gentry to be raised on a farm by her paternal grandparents. She grew up without electricity or plumbing. Her ...
30. Aug. 2018 · Now, for the first time in more than 40 years, and 37 years since her last performance (1981) – some of the most mysterious and elusive recordings of Bobbie Gentry are being released to the public. A full-featured boxed set will debut on September 21st, 2018 and feature all seven of her previously-released studio albums.
24. Juli 2020 · But now, just one single photo has surfaced showing her emerging from isolation… Advertisement Bobbie Gentry , born Roberta Lee Streeter, was just 23 years old when her timeless ballad hit the charts and took off like wildfire, selling more than three million copies and topping the country, pop, rock, and easy listening charts.
27. Juli 2020 · Born Roberta Lee Streeter on July 27, 1942 in Mississippi, she became a TV star in the UK in 1968, after she was asked to host a variety show on BBC Two, making her the first female songwriter to host such a series. Bobbie Gentry in 1969. Picture: Getty In 1971, she released her final studio album, Patchwork. On the album's closing track ...
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17. Okt. 2018 · Though, as a teenager, Gentry had left the south for Palm Springs – where she changed her name from Roberta Lee Streeter, in tribute to the Jennifer Jones movie Ruby Gentry – her songs were ...
27. Juli 2023 · Born Roberta Lee Streeter, on July 27, 1944, she gave herself the name Gentry, inspired by the title character in the 1952 film Ruby Gentry. In this melodrama, Ruby Gentry was a poor Southern girl ...
