In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...
A flower? A ring? A baby? The big summer mystery, the question that resounds from Boston to the Bayou is: What did Billie Joe McAllister throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge? Singer Bobbie Gentry, 23, ...
Although the song was one of 1967's biggest hits, the song's writer and performer said that most people completely missed the point of the tune. The song was "Ode To Billy Joe" and the ...
Tuesday. It is the Third of June. If you know the song “Ode to Billy Joe”, then you know that the Third of June is the day that Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. The Third of ...
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