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From 1978 to 1980, Stafford was married to singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry and they have a son. [5] [9] Stafford was later married to Ann Britt Stafford for 24 years; she was a co-owner of the Jim Stafford Theatre in Branson until December 2013.
Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) [1] is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material.
"Ode to Billie Joe" was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 500 songs of all time.
The 1971 through 1972 line-up of The Gentrys included Hart on vocals, along with Wesley Stafford on lead guitar and vocals, Alan Heidelberg (drums) and Bobby Liles (bass). Marty Lacker (a member of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia") helped to land this version of The Gentrys a recording contract with Capitol Records. It produced a single written ...
The Best of Bobbie Gentry: Release date: 1993; Label: Capitol Records; Format: CD — Bobbie Gentry: The Hit Albums (contains Ode to Billie Joe and Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell) Release date: 1995; Label: Disky; Format: CD — The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry: Release date: 1997; Label: EMI; Format: CD — The Bobbie Gentry Collection ...
The Goose Creek Symphony is an American rock band with roots in Arizona and Kentucky. It was formed in 1968 [1] in Phoenix, Arizona, as an outlet for the songs of Charlie Gearheart (A.K.A. Ritchie Hart) and was best known for its 1972 cover of the Janis Joplin song "Mercedes Benz."
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A wooden bridge across the Tallahatchie River at Money was the focus of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song "Ode to Billie Joe." The November 10, 1967 issue of Life magazine featured a photo of Gentry crossing the bridge. The bridge collapsed in June 1972 after being burned by vandals. [14]