# Bob Gentry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Gentry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Gentry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gentry > Source revision: 1351022012 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Multiple issues| {{COI|date=May 2018}} {{Notability|music|date=May 2018}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2019}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} thumb|right|250px '''Bob Gentry''' is an American singer-songwriter. ==Biography== Bob Gentry was born in Detroit. By the age of 7, he was a self-taught pianist and guitarist who started songwriting and playing to express himself.Quote from 2003 interview with K. Michelle Moran for the Arts and Entertainment section of The C and G News.{{cite web|url=http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2003/june/11/artsandentertainment/gentry.html|title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101215334/http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2003/june/11/artsandentertainment/gentry.html|archivedate=November 1, 2008}} ==Moisture== In the late-1990s, Gentry formed the rock band Moisture, then moved to Los Angeles and reincarnated the band with new members.A Quick History of Moisture from The Bob Gentry Journal, {{cite web|url=http://www.bobgentry.com/journal/2010/11/12/a-quick-history-of-moisture|title=Archived copy|accessdate=December 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708075121/http://www.bobgentry.com/journal/2010/11/12/a-quick-history-of-moisture|archivedate=July 8, 2011}} Moisture performed live on television and was offered a recording contract from [Farmclub.com](/source/Farmclub.com), a branch of [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records). Farmclub was canceled before Moisture was able to release or record a new album and the group eventually disbanded. ==Solo career== As Moisture broke up, Gentry released his first solo album in 2005 and another titled Seconds in 2010. In 2006, he won the [Los Angeles Music Award](/source/Los_Angeles_Music_Award) for ''Singer-Songwriter of the Year'' in the Rock category.[http://www.lamusicawards.com/2006.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119160203/http://www.lamusicawards.com/2006.pdf|date=November 19, 2008}} Later that year, his song "Never Know" was placed in the [Fox TV](/source/Fox_TV) series ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''. Also in 2006, he joined the cast of the [NBC](/source/NBC) show ''[StarTomorrow](/source/StarTomorrow)'', which featured [David Foster](/source/David_Foster) as the head judge. Gentry made it to the finals. The Gentry song "Beat into You" is on the soundtrack to the film ''[Hollywood & Wine](/source/Hollywood_%26_Wine)'', which will be released in 2011.{{update after|2011|12|31}}{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} ==Discography== * Moisture – "Bastard" 1996{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bastard-r429156|title=Bastard – Moisture | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} * Moisture – "Moisture" 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moisture-r523883|title=Moisture | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=AllMusic|date=March 6, 2001|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} * Bob Gentry – "Bob Gentry 2004{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bob-gentry-r654780|title=Bob Gentry | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} * Bob Gentry – "Seconds" 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bobgentry1|title=Bob Gentry | Seconds|publisher=Cdbaby.com|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ===Further reading === *https://www.proquest.com/docview/2456208566/4C495B1C33A947C5PQ/1?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers *https://www.proquest.com/docview/2601769324/4C495B1C33A947C5PQ/3?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers *https://www.proquest.com/docview/215744732/314B58AEC5CB447BPQ/2?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Magazines *https://cvindependent.com/2020/10/third-time-s-the-charm-palm-springs-bob-gentry-revives-his-music-career-with-a-new-ep-back-on-the-horse/ *https://cvindependent.com/2021/08/the-lucky-13-bob-gentry-singer-songwriter-releasing-debut-album-fortune-favors-on-sept-10/ *https://www.palmspringslife.com/arts-culture/bob-gentry-music/ *https://wildfiremusic.net/2021/09/21/great-songwriting-bob-gentry-on-badfingers-legacy-and-straight-up/ ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.bobgentry.com}} *[https://twitter.com/bobgentry Official Bob Gentry Twitter ] *{{IMDb name|2179431}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gentry, Bob}} Category:Living people Category:1971 births Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:American acoustic guitarists Category:American male guitarists Category:Singers from Detroit Category:Guitarists from Detroit Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American pianists Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:21st-century American male singers Category:Singer-songwriters from Michigan Category:21st-century American male pianists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bob Gentry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gentry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gentry?action=history)). 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