The future No. 1 hit was almost claimed by someone else before it ever reached the recording studio.

Apathy is the common thread that connects all stages of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 Southern Gothic hit, "Ode To Billie Joe".

Country singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry's music will soon be available in a complete box set. Rolling Stone reported that the singer's seven studio albums will be remastered and included on an ...

JACKSON, Miss. — If I haven’t responded to your email following the “What happened to singer Bobbie Gentry?” column on June 1, consider this a personal apology and a “thank you” for each one. I have ...

In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song "Ode to Billie Joe." The unlikely hit about a young man's tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...

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More than 35 years after she recorded it, many fans are still surprised to learn that one of the most iconic songs of Reba's career wasn't originally hers at all.