Bobbie Gentry

Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in the United States to write and produce her own material.^[3][4] Her song "Ode to Billie Joe",^[5] spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was third in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967.^[6] She won three Grammy Awards in 1967.

Bobbie Gentry
Gentry in a publicity photo for Capitol Records in 1969
Born	Roberta Lee Streeter (1942-07-27) July 27, 1942 (age 83)[1] near Woodland, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Known for	"Ode to Billie Joe"
Spouses	Bill Harrah ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1970)​ Thomas R. Toutant ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1978)​ Jim Stafford ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1980)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Folk[2] country blue-eyed soul pop
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1966–1982
Labels	Titan (1966) Capitol (1967–1972) Brunswick (1975) Warner Bros. (1976–1978)
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