Apathy is the common thread that connects all stages of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 Southern Gothic hit, "Ode To Billie Joe".

Though her birth name was Roberta Lee Streeter, she was known around the world as Bobbie Gentry. Born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, and raised in the town of Greenwood, Gentry is most known for ...

JACKSON, Miss. — If I haven’t responded to your email following the “What happened to singer Bobbie Gentry?” column on June 1, consider this a personal apology and a “thank you” for each one. I have ...

More than 35 years after she recorded it, many fans are still surprised to learn that one of the most iconic songs of Reba's career wasn't originally hers at all.

Editor's note: This article originally appeared online May 31, 2016, in the (Jackson, Mississippi) Clarion Ledger. Music fans know the importance of Friday. “It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, ...

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, ...

While the Ode to Billy Joe soundtrack includes songs such as “Rattle Snake Daddy" (Hoyt Ming) and "Memphis Thelma" (Sherrill ...

Many Mississippians know the third of June as the day Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge as Bobbie Gentry sang in her 1967 smash "Ode to Billie Joe." This year the date will ...

Music fans know the importance of Friday. “It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day.” That is the opening line of one of music’s most discussed, examined and appreciated songs — Ode to ...