(1-56 of 56 song lyrics)Average rating for Bobbie Gentry songs is 7.67/10 [677 votes]. Selected popular Bobbie Gentry song of Saturday, November 23 2024 is "I Saw An Angel Die".
Top Bobbie Gentry Albums
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The Windows Of The World [2021]
The Girl From Chickasaw County - The Complete Capitol Masters [2018]
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 yearsGentry 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 h... read more