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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. [3] [4] Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe". [5]
Born in Covington, Kentucky, Gentry was the son of jockey and trainer, Loyd Gentry Sr. [1] His father trained for the prominent Canadian horseman Harry C. Hatch for whom he conditioned the winner of the 1941 King's Plate. Loyd Jr. was also the nephew of Olin B. Gentry, who managed the horse breeding operations of Colonel Edward R. Bradley.
With considerable input from Gentry, Gordon produced the albums Ode to Billie Joe (1967), The Delta Sweete (1968), and Local Gentry (1968) and co-produced Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (with Glen Campbell) (1968) with Campbell's then-producer, Al De Lory. His success with Gentry led to Gordon being given the chance to record his own album for ...
Gentry was one of the actors to play Ed Bauer on Guiding Light. He portrayed Ed from 1966 to 1969, then left the role to appear on a new ABC soap opera, The Best of Everything.. Gentry returned nearly 30 years later to play the role of Ed on a recurring basis from 1997 to 1998. [1] Gentry played two characters on Another World. From 1979 to ...
Gentry was raised in Orinda, California. [3] He was a property developer. [4] [5] Gentry competed at the 1976 World Offshore Power Boat Championship, winning first place. [6] Tom Gentry's Gentry Eagle in Mamaroneck, New York. In 1989, Gentry set a speed record in transatlantic crossing with a time of 62 hours, 7 minutes [7] and 47 seconds. [4]
Hollis Vernon Gentry III (December 3, 1954, in Corpus Christi, Texas – September 5, 2006, in San Diego) was an American saxophonist, music producer and composer of smooth jazz and Latin jazz. Gentry grew up in San Diego and founded the funk band Power at the age of fifteen.
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Herbert Alexander Gentry (July 17, 1919 – September 8, 2003) [1] was an African-American Expressionist painter who lived and worked in Paris, France (1946–70; 1976–80), Copenhagen, Denmark (1958–63), in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg (1963–65), Stockholm (1965–76; 2001–03), and Malmö (1980–2001), and in New York City (1970–2000) as a permanent resident of the Hotel Chelsea.