Bobbie gentry has had many hit singles such as ill never fall in love again. She married her love and soul mate, william harding gentry on april 21, 1946. The artistry of bobbie gentry, the painting is believed to have been done by gentry herself. One of the greatest overlooked albums of the seventies, patchwork is an incredibly intriguing collection of short stories set to nearly every musical style one can think of, with unforgettable melodies, great arrangements and, of course, gentrys distinctive vocals. May 31, 2016 bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me. The fittingly titled patchwork is a brilliantly diverse collection of short stories in song that. I ordered this bobbie gentry greatest hits album 4 my mom. She was born roberta lee streeter to portuguese parents in chickasaw county, mississippi. Popmatters talks with four gentry commentators about what the enigmatic singersongwriter was really like and asks just. Bobbie gentry was born roberta streeter in chickasaw county, mississippi, on july 17, 1944.
For the singersongwriter obviously seemed to have much left to give, composing or cocomposing all dozen tracks as well as producing the record herself. With bobbie gentry, pans people, the tears of joy, robert arditti. Follow for news, new releases and other exclusive updates about bobbie gentry. In the last week, ive listened to this great story of the mysterious, talented individual a halfdozen times. Subscribe for clips on new releases and other exclu. The album is a reimagining of bobbie gentrys 1968 masterpiece and features an incredible gust list of guest vocalists including hope sandoval mazzy star, norah jones, margo price, phoebe bridgers, lucinda williams, vashti.
Bobbie gentry s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. The cover art for the album is an uncredited painting of gentry, based upon a reference photograph. Jun 02, 2016 bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me. Note that the track sequence on the cover is different from that on the label. Gentrys first collection of entirely selfwritten material, the fittingly titled patchwork is a piecemeal work of country, gospel and showtune motifs, not to mention filmic interludes.
Bobbie gentry born july 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter. Like everything that happens when bobbies in charge, its theatrical. Patchwork was infact bobbies first collection of entirely selfwritten and produced material. Website on the singer, songwriter and musician bobbie gentry, author of the enigmatic ode to billie joe ode to billie joe live 1971 bobbie gentry 4. Patchwork is the seventh and final studio album by american singersongwriter bobbie gentry. Gentry grew up in poverty on her grandparents farm after her parents divorced when she was a little girl.
Bobbie gentry news from united press international. It was released on april 26, 1971, by capitol records. While reading the wiki entry, i discovered roseanne cashs bbc radio 4 documentary whatever happened to bobbie gentry audio link. Patchwork was the last original studio album, and bobbie gentry wrote it all, including the instrumental interludes between tracks. Her grandmother traded a milk cow for a piano so bobbie.
It was released on april 26, 1971, by capitol records in 2007, australian label raven records released the album on cd for the first time, paired with 1970s fancy. Bestknown for her crossover smash ode to billie joe, she was one of the first female country artists to write and produce much of her own material, forging an idiosyncra. Simply put, patchwork is bobbie gentry at the peak of her powers, and at a distance of over forty years it still seems mysterious that this would be her last lp, for she obviously had much left to give, patchwork being the richest, most definite statement of her fractured brand of americana that she had made to date. Bobbie gentry we found 41 records for bobbie gentry in tennessee, kentucky and 16 other states. Join facebook to connect with bobbie gentry and others you may know. Bobbie jean dugger gentry franklin, tn passed away on december 20, 2014 at 86 years of age. Bobbie gentry patchwork capitol 494 lp vinyl record format.
Roberta lee streeter 27 july 27 1944 used the pseudonym bobbie gentry, and was one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material. Features song lyrics for bobbie gentrys patchwork album. Her grandmother traded a milk cow for a piano so bobbie could. Click on the song titles above for lyrics and songwriting credits. Bobbie gentry was one of the first female musicians who wrote, produced and even published her own music. Apply to licensed practical nurse, nurse, 7 am 7 pm sat and sun weekend baylor spr and more. July 27, 1942 is a retired american singersongwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material. Provided to youtube by universal music group benjamin bobbie gentry patchwork. Her parents divorced when she was very young and her mother moved to california. Gentry was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Even though the delta sweete produced no big hits, capitol was keen for gentry to keep recording in order to capitalize on ode to billie joes success. 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. Got a pollywog in your water a tadpole in the moonshine vat an granddaddylongleg climbin on the screen you better watch, youre gonna squash him flat boll weevils in. Bobbie gentry, ode to billy joe, tallahatchie bridge, what happened to bobbie gentry in august 1967, there was little disagreement about the sexiest, smartest, sultriestand some would saysavviest, woman in country music.
The 1971 album patchwork, the only album for which gentry received producing credit though she often said that she had done most of the. Ode to billie joe, the numberone hit off bobbie gentrys 1967 album of the same name, is deceptively simple. Everybody knows ode to billie joe, but the best bobbie gentry songs you. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. She was comfortable in country, pop, soul and folk. Released in 1971, patchwork is the only bobbie gentry album where shes given full credit as producer of every song. A6 notes pressed at capitols winchester plant, as identified by the rifle symbol inscribed in the runouts. I know that bobbie gentry was the original artist that released this song but many other country artists have also covered this song. Bobbie gentry remains one of the most interesting and underappreciated artists to emerge out of nashville during the late 60s. In 2007, australian label raven records released the album on cd for the first time, paired with 1970s fancy.
The capitol years cd bobbie gentry delta sweete local gentry cd. Here, she went to palm valley school, graduating in 1960, preceding proceeding to seek after a melodic profession, in spite. Born roberta lee streeter in chickasaw county 1944 and spending her childhood here, bobbie gentry brought the accents, sounds and images of delta life into scores of haunting songs she wrote and records she made, to become one of the most influential country and pop artists of the 1960s and 70s. Jun 01, 2016 bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me. Bobbie gentry captivated the world with her single ode to billie joe. The cover painting of this and fancy are in the same style, and rumour is that both were painted by gentry, in which case, like joni mitchell, shes a significant painter as well as songwriter. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
Bobbie gentry cultivated patchwork as an occasionally whimsical, frequently. Bobbie gentry embraced the success of ode to billie joe, but spent the rest of her career trying to transcend the hillbilly persona that was created with it. Bobbie gentry on the ed sullivan show ed sullivan show. My number and email address are at the bottom of this story. Check out patchwork by bobbie gentry on amazon music.
Universals bobbie gentry collection was the hit that caught 2018 unawares. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joetouch em with love new cd. A woman in control of her music, her image, her business, she released seven albums in just five years. Unsurprisingly, due to its closeness to the delta sweete, there were less original songs on the album, with gentry only writing four of. Bobbie gentry phone, address, background info whitepages. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. According to the liner notes for the 2004 compilation chickasaw county child. Buy bobbie gentry posters 24 x 32 inch, canvas, tshirts, mousepads at. Why bobbie gentry is so much more than ode to billie joe. The following is an excerpt from tara murthas book on bobbie gentry s album ode to billie joe, part of bloomsburys 33 series. The long awaited album by mercury rev bobbie gentrys the delta sweete revisited, is released today via bella union and partisan records on cd, vinyl and digital. Bobbie gentry host her own tvshow on bbc in london. Combined for the first time on one cd, raven presents two unique albums by the legendary grammyaward winning singersongwriter bobbie gentry.
Bobbie gentry on the ed sullivan show december 27, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the 5th and final appearance on the ed sullivan show of bobbie gentry, one of the most interesting and entertaining singersongwriters to emerge from the late 60s. Bobbie gentry website on the singer, songwriter and. Shes still living large in an era where many of her peers lost their fortunes due to poor management of their assets. Then, at the height of her fame, the singer walked away from the spotlight. Despite the puzzle of bobbie gentrys current location being solved, journalists from all over are still clamoring for that highly coveted yet extremely and tactfully avoided oneonone interview. Roberta lee streeter born july 27, 1944, professionally known as bobbie gentry, is a former american singersongwriter notable as one of the. Bobbie gentrys house in eads, tn virtual globetrotting. A sturdy introduction to the multifaceted work of kentucky laureate mason nancy culpepper. What followed was local gentry, featuring bobbie looking stunning in a tight, red suit on the cover. No dark narratives of prostitutes or suicides this time, but still that voice.
Gentry was raised by her grandparents on their family farm and attended school in greenwood, ms. Bobbie gentry bio, age, height, career, husband, son, net. Bobbie gentrys masterpiece, patchwork, has been long, long overdue for a release on cd. She learned to play piano by watching the church pianist. Find highquality bobbie gentry stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Bobbie gentry obituary nashville, tn the tennessean. No bbc material featuring bobbie has ever been released and only ode to billie joe has leaked on youtube as it featured in a bbc doc about songwriters so these recordings are completely unfamiliar to fans. Bobbie gentry listen and stream free music, albums, new. At around the age of, bobbie gentry rejoined with her mom when she moved to arcadia, california to live with her. The confounding, enigmatic ode to billie joe june 3, 2014 tuesday is june 3, a date memorialized in a 1967 hit by singersongwriter bobbie gentry. Gentrys wikipedia page and down the rabbit hole i went. We hear a cascade of fingerpicked chords lifted by the swells and sighs of strings, and then a sultry, smoky voice steeped in the dark sweet tea of the south begins. Four decades since bobbie gentry shunned fame, a new box set restores her unrivaled legacy bobbie gentry was an international star in 1969, just a few years before she released her final studio.
Jan 15, 20 bobbie gentry s ode to billie joe eclipsed her career. By this point, streeter had renamed herself bobbie gentry after the movie ruby gentry. It was a third of june, another sleepy dusty delta day. Bestknown for her crossover smash ode to billie joe, she was one of the first female country artists to write and produce much of her own material, forging an idiosyncratic, popinspired sound that, in tandem with her glamorous, bombshell image, anticipated the. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. While patchwork is not bobbie gentry at the peak of her powers, its nonetheless mysterious that this would be her last album, although a few singles did follow in the 1970s. Country singersongwriter bobbie gentry was born roberta lee streeter on july 27, 1944 in chickasaw county, mississippi. Sounds exhausting, but as ever gentry is more than up to task. Jan 29, 2011 jill sobule and dave palmer perform an original composition by sobule, where is bobbie gentry. Looks like privacy was the main draw for this property. A shame, as the country singers second album is a lost masterpiece dorian lynskey.
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