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Bobbie Gentry

1942 - Today

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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 compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe". The track spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was third in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967, earning Gentry the Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobbie Gentry is the 2,163rd most popular singer (down from 2,051st in 2024), the 11,873rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,966th in 2019) and the 600th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobbie Gentry ranks 2,163 out of 4,381. Before her are Arabian Prince, Ivan Moody, Frederik Ndoci, Tijana Dapčević, Rosanne Cash, and Taisia Povaliy. After her are Dulce María, Ellen Nikolaysen, MC Solaar, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Doda, and Jill Johnson.

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Among people born in 1942, Bobbie Gentry ranks 671. Before her are Jon Kyl, Dave Cutler, Juan Carlos Oleniak, Guy Saint-Vil, Jejomar Binay, and Anthony W. England. After her are Alevtina Olyunina, Sandra Morgan, Susan Hill, Harry Chapin, Ann Packer, and Pertti Purhonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 11,875 out of 20,380. Before her are S. E. Hinton (1948), Tyler Hoechlin (1987), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Rodger Bumpass (1951), Phil Silvers (1911), and Anthony W. England (1942). After her are Tim Van Patten (1959), Dave Wottle (1950), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), David McCullough (1933), Clyde Lovellette (1929), and Steven R. McQueen (1988).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 600. Before her are Nadine Sierra (1988), Roy Acuff (1903), Willie Brown (1900), Arabian Prince (1965), Ivan Moody (1980), and Rosanne Cash (1955). After her are Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), C. J. Ramone (1965), Harry Chapin (1942), Macklemore (1983), Johnnie Ray (1927), and Soraya (1969).

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