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Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” Isn’t About What You Think It Is

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How Bobbie Gentry Turned a 1952 Potboiler Into a Whole Career (And One of Her Biggest Hits)

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On This Day in 1967, Bobbie Gentry Dethroned The Beatles With a Haunting First-Person Narrative: “A Study in Unconscious Cruelty”

On This Day in 1967, Bobbie Gentry Released the No. 1 Single That Sparked a Decades-Long Debate

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