The mystery created by Bobbie Gentry in her debut single “Ode To Billie Joe” cast a spell over the entire country. Set to a backing of spare ... And over 40 years later, despite cinematic details in the song's lyric, we still don't know exactly what happened up there on Choctaw Ridge. read more
"Ode to Billie Joe" is a song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The single, released in late July 1967, was a number-one hit in the US and a big international seller. read more
In 1967 Gentry produced her first single, the country rock “Mississippi Delta”. However, it was the flipside, “Ode to Billie Joe”, with its sparse sound and controversial lyrics, that started to receive airplay in the U.S. Capitol’s shortened version added to the song’s mystery. read more