Touch em with love, released in 1969, has to be gentrys most soulful album and it definitely warrants comparisons with dusty springfield at her finest. Mama, can i huh, mama, can i huh, huh can i mama, wont you please let me, mama can i, huh thats the sweetest little dress, sally whered y. Jim stafford, former husband of ode to billie joe song weaver bobbie gentry, tentatively goes on the record in his first conversation in decades committed to the mysterious mississippi delta. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. On may 14, 2012, bbc radio 2 in the uk broadcast a documentary titled whatever happened to bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi. Bobbie gentry had a monster hit on her hands, and capitol records had its newest superstar. The confounding, enigmatic ode to billie joe tuesday is june 3, a date memorialized in a 1967 hit by singersongwriter bobbie gentry. The delta sweete, bobbies second album, was an ambitious conceptual masterpiece that sought nothing less than to. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Oct 10, 2016 jim stafford, former husband of ode to billie joe song weaver bobbie gentry, tentatively goes on the record in his first conversation in decades committed to the mysterious mississippi delta. From 7 people papa, wont you let me go to t bobbie gentry. From james brown to etta james, jimi hendrix to patsy cline, here are the tracks that lit up the decade. Bobbie gentry born july 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter.
The delta sweete is the second studio album by american singersongwriter bobbie gentry. With bobbie gentry, pans people, the tears of joy, robert arditti. Even with a suicide in the first verse, the song helped. The complete capitol masters featuring all of gentry s recordings for capitol was released. And, yes, it is the same place an article in the washington post loosely referred to in. She was born roberta lee streeter to portuguese parents in chickasaw county, mississippi. Mama can i huh, mama can i huh, huh can i mama, wont you please let me, mama can i, huh thats the sweetest little dress, sally whered you get the pattern made me one just like it out of yellow dotted swiss yes i guess we got the earliest garden in the county beneath the strawberries are a heap of snappin greenbeans it.
Join facebook to connect with bobbie gentry and others you may know. Find highquality bobbie gentry stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Made me one just like it out of yellow dotted swiss yes, i guess we got the earliest garden in the county ben. Mama, can i huh, mama, can i huh, huh can i mama, wont you please let me, mama can i, huh thats the sweetest little dress, sally whered you get the pattern. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. In 2007, the album was made available for digital download. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Mama can i huh, mama can i huh, huh can i mama, wont you please let me, mama can i, huh thats the sweetest little dress, sally whered you get the pattern made me one just like it out of yellow dotted swiss yes i guess we got the earliest garden in the county beneath the strawberries are a heap of snappin. Just what did these backwoods companions toss into the water below. I told you my mama didnt raise no fool i can do anything if i got the right tool family reunion, listen to em talk, listen to em talk, talk did it again, put her finger in a coke bottle cant get it out cause its stuck, stuck, stuck i heard this mornin they drug the tallahatchie river and found poor billie joe ah, a little head cold.
Unique countrypop singer of the 1960s and 70s who remains famous for her mysterious, bluesy ballad ode to. Local gentry is the third studio album by american singersongwriter bobbie gentry. Follow for news, new releases and other exclusive updates about bobbie gentry. She practicly hypnotizes me with her voice and face, with that guitar, so simple, so effective.
I loved her first album, and each album thereafter. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Gentrys followup albums, the delta sweete and local gentry, both produced by gordon, were issued in 1968. 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.
November 28, 1920 april 2, 1989 and robert harrison streeter november 29, 1916 march 18, 2009. 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. In 1967, capitol records took a chance on a new artist with an unusual single, a dark story song with mystery at its core, called ode to billie joe. Provided to youtube by universal music group reunion bobbie gentry the delta sweete. But performing comes easy to bobbie gentry, even back when it was bobbie meyers, playing in a little motherdaughter act around the country clubs of palm springs, just for fun. Bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me. Bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe eclipsed her career. People think they know what happened to bobbie gentry. 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.
Nov 14, 2017 but performing comes easy to bobbie gentry, even back when it was bobbie meyers, playing in a little motherdaughter act around the country clubs of palm springs, just for fun. Dec 21, 2017 in 1967, capitol records took a chance on a new artist with an unusual single, a dark story song with mystery at its core, called ode to billie joe. This collection features that plus 17 other favorites. Make me one just like it outta yella dotted swiss yes, i got the earliest garden in the county beneath the strawberries are a heap o snappin. I came to love bobbie gentrys music when her big hit ode to billie joe came out. Bobbie gentry host her own tvshow on bbc in london. 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. It was released on august 26, 1968, by capitol records in 2006, australian label raven records released the album on cd for the first time, paired with 1968s the delta sweete in 2007, the album was made available for digital download. Delta suite, local gentry, touch em with love, fancy, and patchwork probably one of my favorite albums of all time. Bobbie gentry website on the singer, songwriter and. Unique countrypop singer of the 1960s and 70s who remains famous for her mysterious, bluesy ballad ode to billie joe. Gentry went on to win three grammy awards that year, including best vocal performance by a female, and best new artist. Her parents divorced shortly after her birth, her mother moved to california and she was raised on a farm in chickasaw county by her. Thats the sweetest little dress sally whered you get the pattern.
Down in louisiana down in cajun land folks got something goin goes something like folks come an gitcha tootsie i wants to ttie ya puppetame me gonna dig ya on a scoobydoo gonna gitcha ona scubadie ooh boogaboo you you ooh boogaboo you, little boy get hip. Bobbie gentrys best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 ode to billie joe bobbie gentry. In 2006, australian label raven records released the album on cd for the first time, paired with 1968s the delta sweete. And, yes, it is the same place an article in the washington post loosely referred to in a june 2 article about a twohour. Recent images of bobbie gentry bobbie gentry, a photo. Note that the track sequence on the cover is different from that on the label. Dec 18, 2015 recent images of bobbie gentry bobbie gentry, a photo likely taken from the same session that. Mama, can i, huh, mama, can i, huh, huh, can i, mama. Ode to billie joe, a song by bobbie gentry on spotify. Family reunion, listen to em talk, listen to em talk, talk. Down in louisiana down in cajun land folks got something goin goes something like folks come an gitcha tootsie i wants to ttie ya puppetame me gonna dig ya on a scoobydoo gonna gitcha ona scubadie ooh boogaboo you you ooh boogaboo you, little boy get hip to the consultation of the boolawee umm hmm, umm said, golly, golly miss molly everythings copesetic now boogaboo, look at you. I came to love bobbie gentry s music when her big hit ode to billie joe came out.
Sep 28, 2016 bobbie gentry licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi. My number and email address are at the bottom of this story. Jim stafford breaks silence on breathtaking song weaver. Bobbie gentry the delta sweete 1968, vinyl discogs. Find similar artists to bobbie gentry and discover new music. It was released on august 26, 1968, by capitol records. Jan 15, 20 bobbie gentry s ode to billie joe eclipsed her career. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Bobbie gentry biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. 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. A shame, as the country singers second album is a lost masterpiece. The mysterious story of bobbie gentry and her famous song ode to billie joe. Ode to billy joe bobbie gentry ode to billie joe version 76. May 31, 2016 bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me.
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