Bobbie Gentry

Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

February 25, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Another in our series of occasional Features looks at one of the great unsung albums of the 60s. After the fanfare of recording a #1 hit single in Ode to Billy Joe, in 1968 Bobbie Gentry […]

Interview: Cat Clyde on how blues, jazz and country move her

October 17, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Singing as a child grounded her and Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline, and Bobbie Gentry inspired her. The term singer-songwriter is used with abandon within the americana and folk genres but there are only a few artists […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jim Ford “Harlan County”

August 23, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

A template for americana from the musical earthquake year of 1969. Anyone who has any form of interest in americana will also be fully aware of the challenges of coming to a consensus on what constitutes […]

Interview: The Delines’ Willy Vlautin on their 2022 Americana UK poll success

March 14, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

The Delines, a ballad band with a jazz keyboardist, a jazz drummer, and an R&B bassist. The Delines won the Americana UK Album Of The Year 2022 and were runners-up in our readers’ Album Of The […]

Interview: Erin Rae on channelling Bobbie Gentry with Jonathan Wilson

March 8, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

How to create cinematic songs and still keep the vocals upfront and disproving the difficult third album cliché. There is an age-old cliché in the music business about the difficult third album where artists can struggle to […]