Tara Murtha: Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe (33 1/3)

Bobbie Gentry’s Ode To Billie Joe (33 1/3)

Tara Murtha

Bloomsbury Academic

Here journalist Tara Murtha goes into full detective-mode as she tells the story not only of the wonderful Ode To Bille Joe record but in her entry to the 33 1/3 series it is as much about the “disappearance” of Bobby Gentry, the singer and writer behind the songs.

Gentry chose to wa…