Ode To Billie Joe won a prestigious songwriting award and some fans may not realize Bobbie not only wrote the song, she produced it. Most female artists of the time didn’t have creative control over their songs or the money associated with producing. After being introduced as ‘the singer’ or ‘writer of Ode to Billie Joe’, Gentry would often add in ‘and producer’ as most spots were done live.
I think her voice has a silky rasp that I call smoke on chocolate. And she plays that little guitar live in almost every version I’ve seen of the song. The live BBC version is my fave.
My mum knew her from school.
Told me she ate a whole jar of beetroot in during an english test and shat herself on her way to the toilet.
.my mum failed the test
A country icon.
Ode To Billie Joe won a prestigious songwriting award and some fans may not realize Bobbie not only wrote the song, she produced it. Most female artists of the time didn’t have creative control over their songs or the money associated with producing. After being introduced as ‘the singer’ or ‘writer of Ode to Billie Joe’, Gentry would often add in ‘and producer’ as most spots were done live.
I think her voice has a silky rasp that I call smoke on chocolate. And she plays that little guitar live in almost every version I’ve seen of the song. The live BBC version is my fave.