Title: Bobbie Gentry
Content:  Bobbie Lee Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American retired singer-songwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe". The track spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was third in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967, earning Gentry Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. Gentry charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and four singles on the United Kingdom Top 40. Her album Fancy brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. After her first albums, she had a successful run of variety shows on the Las Vegas Strip. In the late 1970s Gentry lost interest in performing, and subsequently retired from the music industry. News reports conflict on the subject of where she currently lives.
Title: Ode to Billie Joe
Content:  Singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry was born in Mississippi and lived in Chickasaw County. After her parents had divorced, she lived with her paternal grandparents. At age thirteen, Gentry moved to California to live with her mother. She graduated from high school and entered UCLA as a philosophy major. Gentry transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. After she met Jody Reynolds at one of his concerts, Gentry joined one of his recording sessions to sing two duets. Singer-songwriter Jim Ford introduced Gentry to labels and music publishers. Ford took Gentry to Del-Fi Records, where he presented "Ode to Billie Joe" to the label's A&R man, Barry White. Ford claimed credit for 
Title: Bobbie Gentry
Content:  Gentry recorded a demo at Whitney Recording Studio in Glendale, California, in February and March 1967. Her sole ambition originally was to write songs to sell to other artists, telling The Washington Post that she only sang on the recording of "Ode to Billie Joe" that she took to Capitol because it was cheaper than hiring someone to sing it. Gentry signed with Capitol Records on June 23, 1967, and staff producer Kelly Gordon was given Ode to Billie Joe as his first full-length album production for the label. It was "Mississippi Delta" that initially got Gentry signed and was intended to 
Title: Bobbie Gentry
Content:  at Les Folies Bergeres nightclub of Las Vegas. She worked as a fashion model, and on June 29, 1962, United Press International circulated a wire photo of Gentry that included Cheryl Crane, daughter of Lana Turner. Gentry transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, where she took classes in composition, music theory and arranging. While attending a Jody Reynolds concert at a club in Palm Springs in 1966, Gentry asked if she could sit in on one of Reynolds' recording sessions. This led to an invitation to sing on two duets with Reynolds: "Stranger in the Mirror" and "Requiem for Love". The two songs were released in September 1966 by Titan Records, but failed to chart.
Title: Bob Gentry
Content:  In the late-1990s, Gentry formed the rock band Moisture, then moved to Los Angeles and reincarnated the band with new members. Moisture performed live on television and was offered a recording contract from Farmclub.com, a branch of Interscope Records. Farmclub was canceled before Moisture was able to release or record a new album and the group eventually disbanded.
Title: Bob Gentry
Content: Moisture – "Bastard" 1996 ; Moisture – "Moisture" 2001 ; Bob Gentry – "Bob Gentry 2004 ; Bob Gentry – "Seconds" 2010 
Title: Bobbie Gentry discography
Content:  The discography of American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry consists of seven studio albums, one live album, one soundtrack album and thirty compilation albums. Gentry also released a total of thirty-one singles and fifteen extended plays. Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967. The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967 and earned her Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. The album's second single, "I Saw an Angel Die", did not chart. Following the success of her debut single and album, Gentry's second studio album, The Delta Sweete, was released in February 
Title: Bob Gentry
Content:   Bob Gentry is an American singer-songwriter.
Title: Ode to Billie Joe (album)
Content:  Despite performing regularly with her mother in the mid-60s, Gentry’s sole ambition originally was to write songs to sell to other artists, telling the Washington Post that she only sang on the recording of "Ode to Billie Joe" that she took to Capitol because it was cheaper than hiring someone to sing it. Gentry also brought "Mississippi Delta" to Capitol on the same demo tape and it was this recording, rather than "Ode to Billie Joe", that initially got her signed. In retrospect, the track is more obviously commercial and reflects what was on the charts in 1967. Gentry was officially signed to Capitol Records on June 23, 1967, and staff producer Kelly Gordon was given "Ode to Billie Joe" as his first full length production for the label. Both of Bobbie’s "demo" tracks became the album masters; the purchased recording of "Mississippi Delta" was the 
Title: The Gentry (band)
Content:  The Gentry is an American band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2003 by DJ/producer Gino Mari. The band is most commonly classified in the electronic, alternative rock and rock music genres.

Question: Verify the following claims with "True" or "False": Bobbie Gentry is a writer of Mermaid by the band Train.
Answer: False