Bobbie Gentry, the pioneering but reclusive country star who captured the world’s attention with her mysterious “Ode to Billie Joe,” turns 71 years old today. In honor of her birthday, we revisit her enduring, 1967 masterpiece.

A sparse, finger-picked ballad whose plot has never been fully explained, “Ode to Billie Joe”…

Source: RollingStone
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