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Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born Roberta Lee Streeter to Portuguese parents in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She shot to international fame in the summer of 1967 with the quirky and intriguing 
Ode To Billie Joe, written by Gentry and sung in her warm, captivating style. “Ode” was listed as the most popular single of the year in many U.S. record surveys and was admired by Frank Sinatra and other singers.
Early years
Gentry spent her childhood living with her father in Greenwood, Mississippi, where she attended elementary school and began teaching herself to play the guitar, the bass guitar, and the banjo. In her early teens, she moved to Palm Springs, California, to live with her mother, Ruby Bullington Streeter, graduating from Palm Springs High School in 1962. It was during this time that the teenage Roberta settled on the stage name “Bobbie Gentry,” and began performing at local country clubs, encouraged by no less a Palm Springs celebrity than Bob Hope.
After a short career as a Las Vegas showgirl, Gentry moved to Los Angeles, attended UCLA (where she was a philosophy major) and worked clerical jobs while occasionally performing in local nightclubs. She later transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to hone her composition and performing skills.
Rise to fame
Ode To Billie Joe, written by Gentry and sung in her warm, captivating style. “Ode” was listed as the most popular single of the year in many U.S. record surveys and was admired by Frank Sinatra and other singers.Early years
Gentry spent her childhood living with her father in Greenwood, Mississippi, where she attended elementary school and began teaching herself to play the guitar, the bass guitar, and the banjo. In her early teens, she moved to Palm Springs, California, to live with her mother, Ruby Bullington Streeter, graduating from Palm Springs High School in 1962. It was during this time that the teenage Roberta settled on the stage name “Bobbie Gentry,” and began performing at local country clubs, encouraged by no less a Palm Springs celebrity than Bob Hope.
After a short career as a Las Vegas showgirl, Gentry moved to Los Angeles, attended UCLA (where she was a philosophy major) and worked clerical jobs while occasionally performing in local nightclubs. She later transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to hone her composition and performing skills.
Rise to fame
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Shoutbox
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trackaghost wrote:
She's incredibly under-appreciated
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A9999A wrote:
she is so nice
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lawrencefelt wrote:
zupezupe said : Amazing ass ! <====== HAHA ! :D Truly !
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cnwb wrote:
Wow. I can't believe it's taken me so long to discover Ms. Gentry.
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notoire wrote:
Lovely.
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philmfan wrote:
So much great music could have existed if the show biz industry didn't suck so bad and chase good people like Bobbie away. I'd like to think that she didn't give up writing songs. Great voice. Great looks. Outstanding writer. The genuine article.
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SaraReno wrote:
love the voice.
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FunkyLad wrote:
superb singer Ode to billy joe
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massamuttti wrote:
i love u billie joe
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notoire wrote:
She's lovely.
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zupezupe wrote:
Amazing Ass!
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McChilliPants wrote:
Amazing Voice!
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rootsytoons wrote:
Hello Gentry Fans! Just thought you'd like to know that Abbie Cardwell's new album By Hook Or By Crook is now on Lastfm...and we think it'll be right up your alley!!! Rootsytoons Records
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rootsytoons wrote:
Hail Bobby!
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abokabok wrote:
I'm just discovering! oh yes yes yes Bobbie nice voice !!!
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maulofsound wrote:
ha... i agree with the "bumtastic" shout.
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daniledrownr wrote:
Grammy Winner Bobbie Gentry's true genius was not to be boxed in musically. She could sing and write pop,country,r&b, fusing together her own gritty musical style. A serious re-evaluation of her work has taken place. The catalog is back in print and Bobbie Gentry is cool again.
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foxyluva wrote:
Where did she go?
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jerdacuttupman wrote:
Genius. I would have named my daughter Bobbi if it hadn't sounded so awkward in swedish.
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LarkCGN wrote:
Wonderful - fantastic voice!!!
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