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Bobbie Gentry's Ode to Billie Joe (33 1/3)
Bobbie Gentry's Ode to Billie Joe - 33 1/3
Author: Tara Murtha
In August 1967, "Ode to Billie Joe," a B-side throwaway performed by a total unknown, knocked the Beatles' "All You Need is Love" out of the Billboard chart's top slot. Listeners obsessed over the mysteries ensnarled in the song's haunting refrain: Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Why did Billie Joe kill himself? Is he t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781623569648
ISBN-10: 1623569648
Publication Date: 12/18/2014
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Book Type: Paperback
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