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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) [1] is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material. [3] [4] Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe". [5]
"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.
Ruby Gentry is a 1952 film directed by King Vidor, and starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, and Karl Malden.In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.
(Reuters) -A Las Vegas, Nevada jury on Wednesday found a former elected county official guilty of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him, a case that highlighted the ...
Bobbie Gentry (born 1942), stage name of Roberta Lee Streeter, American singer-songwriter Bobbie Irvine (1932–2004), British professional ballroom dancer and multiple world champion Bobbie Knight , American businessperson, academic administrator, college president
At 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2022, Telles was notified that German would soon receive the results of a public records request for all communications between Telles and Lee-Kennett, including messages ...
This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.
When the Bama label folded, Gunter signed to Decca, and his 1951 duet with Roberta Lee, "Sixty Minute Man," was one of the first country records to cross over to R&B audiences. In 1953 he began working at a radio station, and also remade "Gonna Dance All Night" and recorded "Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby", both of which were issued by Sun ...