Bobbie gentry mississippi delta hair raising music icon female singers. Height bobbie gentry sometimes we have questions about. Jim stafford breaks silence on breathtaking song weaver. 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. She was born july 27, 1942, in chickasaw county, mississippi, usa. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. See scene descriptions, listen to their music and download songs. Bobbie gentry born july 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter. The long awaited album by mercury rev bobbie gentry s the delta sweete revisited, is released today via bella union and partisan records on cd, vinyl and digital.
I had a most distressing dream last night i dreamed i was a crystal bird caught in perpetual flight id ascend and glide and descend and ride on the wind and never alight. Bobbie gentry and glen campbell is a studio album by american singersongwriters bobbie gentry and glen campbell. Bobbie gentry country music videos on youtube and vevo, these are the most relevant videos found on the music category on youtube for bobbie gentry, hear country music songs related to bobbie gentry. Join facebook to connect with bobbie gentry and others you may know. Bobbie gentry captivated the entire country in 1967 with a southern tale to rival william faulkner. May 31, 2016 bobbie gentry, if this story somehow lands in your hands, please contact me. Mama, can i, huh, mama, can i, huh, huh, can i, mama wont you please let me, mama, can i, huh. The album spawned two hit singles and was certified gold by the recording industry association of america. In 2008, australian label raven records released the album on cd, paired with 1969s touch em with love. Gentry grew up in poverty on her grandparents farm after her parents divorced when she was a little girl.
Reunion download on itunes reunion play on spotify reunion play on youtube reunion. Country singersongwriter bobbie gentry was born roberta lee streeter on july 27, 1944 in chickasaw county, mississippi. Bobbie gentry the delta sweete 1968, vinyl discogs. Her 1967 song ode to billie joe was a massive pop and country hit and has been covered by many different artists. Jim stafford, former husband of ode to billie joe song weaver bobbie gentry and a crossover pop artist in his own right, tentatively goes on the record in his first conversation in decades. Mercury rev reimagine bobbie gentrys the delta sweete, share. Oh, you aint so big youre just tall, thats all you got me workin, boss man. 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. Nov 14, 2018 mercury rev reimagine bobbie gentrys the delta sweete, share sermon featuring margo price. Family reunion, listen to em talk, listen to em talk, talk did it again, put her finger in a coke. I have been on a quest to obtain the entire bobbie gentry catalog. It was released on september 16, 1968, by capitol records.
Complete your bobbie gentry and glen campbell collection. The capitol years for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. List of all the songs by bobbie gentry, heard in movies and tv shows. Fargo bobbie gentry and devo in the same show love it. Bobbie gentry remains one of the most interesting and underappreciated artists to emerge out of nashville during the late 60s. 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. Complete list of bobbie gentry music featured in tv shows and movies. With bobbie gentry, pans people, the tears of joy, robert arditti.
Unique countrypop singer of the 1960s and 70s who remains famous for her mysterious, bluesy ballad ode to. Bobbie gentry was one of the first female musicians who wrote, produced and even published her own music. She went on to release six albums under her own name a. February 2020 i got some news today from up on choctaw ridge. She learned to play piano by watching the church pianist.
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. Bobbie gentrys best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 ode to billie joe bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry reunion patrick sandz final bootleg edit. Said hed build me a courtyard he promised he would and spend time in my courtyard whenever he could in the corner, a tall tree so shady and cool and a white marble.
Website on the singer, songwriter and musician bobbie gentry, author of the enigmatic ode to billie joe. In 2006, australian label raven records released the album on cd for the first time, paired with 1968s the delta sweete. The album is a reimagining of bobbie gentry s 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. It was released on august 26, 1968, by capitol records. Sep 28, 2016 bobbie gentry licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi. In 2007, the album was made available for digital download. Ode to billie joe is the debut studio album by american singersongwriter bobbie gentry. Exit stage left an excellent podcast on bobbie gentry s career.
The bobbie gentry website an official site backed by universal music group who own capitol records launched in 2017 with extensive information about gentry s music and stage career. November 14, 2018 the psychrock bands ambitious recreation of bobbie gentrys the delta sweete features a cast of women vocalists gifted at pondering both interior and exterior worlds from a. Provided to youtube by universal music group reunion bobbie gentry the delta sweete. Watch the video for reunion from bobbie gentrys ode to bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry reunion patrick sandz final bootleg edit youtube. She was born roberta lee streeter to portuguese parents in chickasaw county, mississippi. Mama do the hump by rizzle kicks sampled bobbie gentry s reunion.
Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Check out reunion by bobbie gentry on amazon music. Make me one just like it outta yella dotted swiss yes, i got the earliest garden. Let me set the mood, set the situation imagine that youre sittin in the congregation hey, hes talkin bout judgment day if you listen real close, hear what he say you. Bobbie gentry s the delta sweete revisited mercury rev. Unique countrypop singer of the 1960s and 70s who remains famous for her mysterious, bluesy ballad ode to billie joe. Bobbie lee gentry is an american singersongwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material.
From 7 people papa, wont you let me go to t bobbie gentry. Bobbie gentry website on the singer, songwriter and. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. 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. Subscribe for clips on new releases and other exclu. Eddie montgomery is the older brother of john michael montgomery. Her grandmother traded a milk cow for a piano so bobbie could. Rizzle kickss mama do the hump sample of bobbie gentry.
Montgomery gentry was a country music duo, founded in the 1990s, consisting of eddie montgomery and troy gentry. Download on itunes reunion play on spotify reunion play on youtube reunion. July 27, 1942 is a retired american singersongwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her southern gothic narrative ode to billie joe. 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. She practicly hypnotizes me with her voice and face, with that guitar, so simple, so effective. The crops been failin, lord, it sure is dry youd think that wed get a sprinkle by and by family reunion, listen to em talk, listen to em talk, talk gonna tear you up, girl, gonna get a switchin better tell your cousin that youre sorry that you hit her abby mcguinnesss in love with abels oldest boy its apt to kill her ma if i told. Recent images of bobbie gentry bobbie gentry, a photo. Session archivist andrew batt examines the girl from chickasaw county the complete capitol masters, an eyeopening box set surveying bobbie gentry, the song weaver behind ode to billie joe. Bobbie gentrys songs stream online music songs listen. Stream phoebe bridgers, marissa nadler, norah jones, and others appear on the covers album. 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. Sep 21, 2018 bobbie gentry born july 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter.
It was released on august 21, 1967, by capitol records in 2007, the album was made available for digital download. She sang of a mississippi family sitting around the dinner table. Thats the sweetest little dress sally whered you get the pattern. Got a pollywog in your water a tadpole in the moonshine vat an granddaddylongleg climbin on the screen.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The secret life of bobbie gentry, pioneering artist behind ode to billie joe how the singersongwriter who knocked the beatles out of the number one spot 50. Her voice, music, and overall style paved the way for so many female artists, especially in the country genre. Mercury revs bobbie gentry s the delta sweete revisited, is out now via bella union and partisan records. July 27, 1944 is an american singersongwriter who was one of the first female artists to. Bestknown for her crossover smash ode to billie joe, she was one of the first female country artists to write and produ. My number and email address are at the bottom of this story. Some sources say that troy gentry is the son of bobbie gentry, which is untrue. Ode to bobbie gentry the capitol years by bobbie gentry audio cd.