She was 40 years old. Since that time, she has not recorded, performed or been interviewed. One 2016 news report stated that Gentry lives in a gated community near Memphis, Tennessee. According to another, Gentry lives in a gated community in Los Angeles.

“Ode to Billie Joe” is a song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It tells of a rural Mississippi family’s reaction to the news of the suicide of Billie Joe McAllister, a local boy to whom the daughter (and narrator) is connected.

It is inspired by the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, titled “Ode to Billie Joe.” Gentry’s song recounts the day when Billie Joe McAllister (a fictional person) committed suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge on Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi.

No. While Bobbie Gentry admits the story is fictionalized, she did explain that it was inspired by the 1954 murder of Emmett Till. Till was only 14 years old when he was shot and thrown over the Black Bayou Bridge in Mississippi for offending a woman in a grocery store.

The only clue is that the local pastor saw someone who looked just like the narrator with Billie Joe, tossing something off the bridge. The most likely and saddest theory is that it was a stillborn baby, and Billie Joe’s guilt over that death leads him to make his fatal dive.

“Fancy” is a song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry in 1969. “Fancy” is my strongest statement for women’s lib, if you really listen to it.

And while “Fancy” left less to the imagination, its story of a woman becoming a sex worker to provide for her family and have a better life was no less compelling. While Gentry never gave any indication that “Fancy” was based on a true story, she did consider real issues facing women when penning the song.

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Bobbie Gentry was a star, but then she vanished, as if swallowed by a black hole of celebrity. Gentry, who turned 77 years old on Saturday (July 27), is said to be living near Memphis, Tenn., after years spent on the west coast following her early ’80s exit.

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Bobbie Gentry net worth: Bobbie Gentry is an American singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $100 million.

78 years (July 27, 1942)

80 years (January 18, 1941)

Members. Montgomery Gentry was a country music duo, founded in the 1990s, consisting of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. Eddie Montgomery is the older brother of John Michael Montgomery. Some sources say that Troy Gentry is the son of Bobbie Gentry, which is untrue.

Live performances. Stafford has operated and performed at the Jim Stafford Theatre in Branson, Missouri, since 1990. Stafford also currently tours during the winters. As of 2019, he is performing Thursday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm at The Jim Stafford Theatre in Branson.

Bobbie Gentry

31 years (June 7, 1990)

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Reba McEntire

Rebecca Macintyre is 32 years old. She was born on January 1, 1989.

1990

28 years (August 2, 1992)

During Reba’s heyday in the 1990’s she had big hair and it was kind of her trademark. Until she decided to cut it all off. As Reba explained, she had to hide her short hair for a while, “I had to wear a baseball cap with a ponytail sewn in the back and then wear wigs and tail.

Rex Linn (2020–)

39 years (April 24, 1982)

Kelly Clarkson’s estimated net worth is $45million. Her first financial windfall came when she won a $1million record contract during the inaugural season of American Idol.

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Kelly Osbourne recently revealed she’s down 85 pounds and how she lost the weight. The reality show star opened up about going to therapy to “fix my head” and having gastric sleeve surgery. Kelly says the surgery “is the best thing I have ever done.”

Shelton hasn’t always followed the healthiest diet, but he lost 30 lbs. in just 8 weeks by following a few simple rules that are very specific to himself: No refined carbs. No fried foods. Shelton hired a diet coach to help him along the way.