Ode to Billie Joe
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"Ode to Billie Joe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title track of her debut album. Five weeks after its release,
In this photograph from the November 10, 1967, issue of Life magazine, Gentry crosses the Tallahatchie Bridge in Money, Mississippi.
Capitol Records publicity poster featuring Gentry
Ode to Billy Joe (film)
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Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 American drama film, directed and produced by Max Baer Jr., with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, and starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor. It is inspired by the 1967 h
Ode to Billie Joe
…Joe" was nominated for eight Grammy Awards; Gentry and arranger Jimmie Haskell won three between them. Gentry's writing was adapted for the 1976 film Ode to Billy Joe. The song appeared on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and "Greatest Country Songs", while Pitchfork featured it on their…
Theatrical release poster