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    • Oct 15, 1978
    Bobbie Gentry marries Jim Stafford in Somerville, Tennessee
    Dec 20, 1978
    Bobbie Gentry and Jim Stafford sing "I'll Be Home For Christmas" on NBC's "Dick Clark's Live Wednesday"
    Nov 2, 1979
    Bobbie Gentry and Jim Stafford have a son, Tyler Gentry Stafford, at Providence St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica, California
    Dec 5, 1979
    Bobbie Gentry files for divorce from Jim Stafford in Los Angeles
    May 10, 1981
    Bob Hope hosts NBC-TV's two-hour special "All-Star Salute To Mother's Day," featuring Barbara Mandrell, Bobbie Gentry, Ricky Schroder, Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Vinton and Bob Denver
    Apr 29, 1982
    Bobbie Gentry attends the ACM awards at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It's her last public appearance before voluntarily retiring from the spotlight
    Oct 30, 1989
    Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire" and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" are heard on the CBS sitcom "Designing Women"
    Feb 24, 1999
    Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" join the Grammy Hall of Fame with other '60s records by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel
    Mar 7, 2001
    The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts cite 365 titles as Songs of the Century, including more than 50 country recordings. Among them: Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Bobbie Gentry makes the list with "Ode To Billie Joe" and "Fancy"
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