1993 Death Minnie Gentry, actress (Def by Temptation), dies in New York at 77 1983 Death Bo Gentry, songwriter/producer, dies 1967 Event Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" 1967 Event Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" 1957 Birthday Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1952 Birthday Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music 1946 Birthday Gary Gentry, baseball player for the New York Mets 1944 Birthday Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi, singer and songwriter, Ode to Billy Joe 1943 Birthday Michael Greer, born in born in Galesburg, Illinois, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1938 Birthday Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show
