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Song of the Week #117 – “Ode to Billie Joe”

Written by admin on July 30, 2012 – 10:29 pm -

Bobbie Gentry’s country-pop masterpiece “Ode to Billie Joe” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

“Ode to Billie Joe” was released on single in July 1967, backed with “Mississippi Delta,” which was originally intended to be the A-side. The song was also the title track of Gentry’s debut album released that summer.

Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe single

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