Bobbie gentry where is she

Soon she would devote all her time to her Vegas shows and ignore the charts. Like Elvis, she would remove a lightly sweat-flecked scarf from her neck each night and hand it to an audience member. We selected very masculine guys with good bodies Over seven years, they did seven new shows, always themed. As a teenager Gentry had escaped the world of warm southern manners and cold etiquette that gave her so much inspiration for her earliest songs.

She walked out on Las Vegas in , not long after she gave birth to her son, Tyler, and just after she began caring for her former partner and first producer, Kelly Gordon, when he became seriously ill. Gordon died shortly afterwards, aged Quite possibly, by Gentry thought there were other things to do with the rest of her life that would be more satisfying than constantly thinking up new costumes, new routines, new ways of avoiding besotted fans.

I do not have quotes from Gentry, but my effort shouldn't be questioned. I finally reached her brother via email a few years ago. He said to write her an email, send it to him and he would make sure she got it.

I did, and I believe he did his part. But I never heard from her. If you find her, please tell her to call us. We would love to talk to her.

The first person I talked to who worked with Bobbie Gentry was my friend, Norbert Putnam, who played bass for Elvis Presley, played on hundreds of hits as a session musician and produced Jimmy Buffet and Dan Fogelberg among others. Was very professional and smart and really focused. That happens a lot in the music business. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events. Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options.

Bobbie Gentry was an international star in , just a few years before she released her final studio album and left showbiz behind. This is not a story about what happened to Bobbie Gentry. Bobbie Gentry performs at the BBC in Bobbie Gentry in her first photo shoot for Capitol Records. Listen as Taste of Country's Adison Haager and Billy Dukes explore why she quit so suddenly and where she's living today. Gentry has influenced the careers of dozens of artists in pop, hip-hop and country music, most notably Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris and Kacey Musgraves.

Reba McEntire is a big fan, but despite making Gentry's "Fancy" Top 10 country hit, she's never met her.