Bobbie Gentry Net Worth

Bobbie Gentry is an American singer and songwriter with a net worth of $100 million. She has had many hit singles such as “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Hushabye Mountain,” “He Made a Woman out of me,” and “Ode to Billy Joe.” Gentry produced many albums and won three Grammy Awards including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist in 1967. She was also awarded a gold record certificate for her album (along with Glen Campbell) “Bobby Gentry and Glen Campbell.”

Gentry demanded 10% of the profits generated by the movie based on her life, “Ode to Billie Joe,” and 15% of future royalties generated by TV syndication and other sales. To date, these profits alone have totaled more than $50 million. She was one of the original owners of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, owns tens of millions of dollars worth of real estate (mainly in California), and earned more than $3 million in royalties when Reb McEntire covered her song “Fancy.”

Born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi in 1944, Gentry attended Palm Valley School and later transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. She married Bill Harrah in 1969 but divorced only a few weeks later. She then married Jim Stafford (singer and comedian) in 1975 and divorced a few years later. They share a son, Tyler. She later married for a third time.