Every timeless hit country song once started from a songwriter’s creative mind. This year, the 2020 class of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees will be honoring five great songwriters which include Bobbie Gentry and Steve Earle who will ...
Lorrie Morgan recently celebrated her birthday and it’s a new chapter in her life as she turns 60 years old. Despite the changing times in life, there are some things Morgan kept good things preserved and one of which is ...
Bobbie Gentry‘s tale of “Ode to Billie Joe” is a dark and mysterious song. Many people keep asking her the same question. The mystery shredded by her single makes it more interesting and popular. Photo Credit: Bobbie Gentry/ Muscle Shoals ...
In the past, female country singers were not known much. It was difficult for women to make a name in country music. Most of the known country singers were men, but that did not stop the likes of Kitty Wells, ...
When you hear the song “Fancy” playing, you’ll instantly think of Reba McEntire. Well, you’re not wrong because McEntire did record the song in 1990. But, did you know who was the first artist to record the song? The Original ...
Lovesick Promise Bobbie Gentry has an ironically colorful song that depicts heartbreak and the repercussions you reap with a lost love with her hit song “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again.” “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” talks about the ...
It has been more than three decades since the last appearance of country music songstress Bobbie Gentry on television. Since then, she left the limelight without a trace and her sudden disappearance rocked the country music world. But, 37 years ...
In 1968, Glen Campbell officially earned his first number one on the Billboard country chart. His singles “I Wanna Live” and “Wichita Lineman” both pushed him to the spotlight. Bobbie Gentry was also beginning her career in country music. She ...
To this date, the exact reason why the iconic country star Bobbie Gentry, whose popularity erupted in the late 1960s, suddenly vanished from the spotlight remains unknown. Her case was considered as country music’s biggest puzzle still unsolved. Although recent ...
In 1967, fifty-one years ago, the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart ranked Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” album as No.1. It spent three weeks atop and stayed on the said chart for a total of weeks. The album was released ...
“All I Have to Do is Dream” is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant in 1958. It was originally recorded by the Everly Brothers as the A-side to their song “Claudette.” They have made the song enter the Billboard Hot ...
Bobbie Gentry (BBC Radio) Today, we celebrate Bobbie Gentry’s 73rd year of awesome existence. Happy Birthday, Bobbie! Bobbie Gentry’s glamorous and bombshell image inspired the rise of country superstars Faith Hill and Shania Twain. Her songs and personality made her ...
Bobbie Gentry/Pinterest.com M I double S I double S I double P I M I double S I double S I double P I Right in the middle of the cotton belt Down in the Mississippi Delta… …goes this “Mississippi ...
Kacey Musgraves will surely be your new cup of tea. She is a breath of fresh air. In this modern day, modern lifestyle especially modern music is prevalent in the society. But for us Country Music enthusiasts, we still are ...
When American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry first dominated radio stations and the music industry, she made a historical revolution after being one of the most notable female country artists to have written and produced her own material for her songs. Her ...
Did you know that Bobbie Gentry, the pioneer artist behind Ode to Billie Joe, led a quiet revolution for country music? When the song Ode to Billie Joe was released by Capitol Records in 1967, the frightening track from then-unheard ...
‘Ode to Billie Joe’ was undeniably one of those smash hits that did not need promotion to climb to the top spot. It was an original written by Bobbie Gentry and no one would have thought that Bobbie Gentry would ...