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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…
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