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    • Sep 2, 1911
    Casino owner Bill Harrah is born in South Pasadena, California. He establishes the first of what will become a chain of gambling venues in Reno, Nevada, in 1937. He briefly marries Bobbie Gentry in 1969
    Jul 27, 1942
    Roberta Streeter--a.k.a. Bobbie Gentry--is born in Chickasaw, Mississippi. She wins three Grammys in 1968, including Best New Artist, on the heels of her suspenseful hit "Ode To Billie Joe." Gentry's song "Fancy" later becomes a hit for Reba McEntire
    Dec 25, 1952
    The movie "Ruby Gentry," starring Jennifer Jones, debuts in New York. The picture inspires Roberta Streeter to adopt a stage name: Bobbie Gentry
    May 24, 1967
    Producer Kelly Gordon brings arranger Jimmie Haskell and a string section to Los Angeles' Capitol Studios to overdub Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Jul 10, 1967
    Capitol releases Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Jul 26, 1967
    With her first hit, "Ode To Billie Joe," in release, Bobbie Gentry cuts the final five songs for her debut album at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The project is rather inventively titled: "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Aug 21, 1967
    Capitol releases Bobbie Gentry's debut album, "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Sep 11, 1967
    Bobbie Gentry collects a gold single from the RIAA for "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Oct 7, 1967
    Bobbie Gentry tops the Billboard country albums chart with "Ode To Billie Joe"
    Oct 9, 1967
    Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" earns her first gold album from the RIAA
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