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.
Acting
- 1973The Bobby Goldsboro Show1 ep.
- 1971DiscoSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Jim Nabors Hour1 ep.
- 1969The Johnny Cash ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf3 ep.
- 1968Bobbie Gentry6 ep.
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 19664-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf1 ep.
- 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf2 ep.
- 1958Kraft Music HallSelf1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1968The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf4 ep.
- 1975Dinah!Self1 ep.
- 1973The Bobby Goldsboro Show1 ep.
- 1971DiscoSelf1 ep.
- 1968The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf3 ep.
- 1970The Jim Nabors Hour1 ep.
- 19704-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf3 ep.
- 1970The Johnny Cash ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Hollywood PalaceSelf2 ep.
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 1968The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host1 ep.
- 1968Kraft Music HallSelf1 ep.
Also known as: Roberta Lee Streeter · Bobbie Lee Gentry