It was a smash hit. By August, the mysterious tale of Billie Joe McAllister jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge was ubiquitous, the inescapable sound of the darkening days of the so-called Summer of Love. And secondly, who the hell is Bobbie Gentry? Fifty years later, neither question has been answered. Most people guess it was a baby, a ring, or some other symbol of secret love that dropped into the dark water, though Gentry repeatedly said that question missed the point, which was indifference. Producing a hit record was only the beginning of her pioneering career. After leaving Capitol, she headed to Las Vegas, where she spent a decade creating and starring in shows critically acclaimed for over-the-top set design, outrageous costumes she often designed herself and stellar choreography — including a gender-bending tribute to Elvis Presley, performed in a skintight glittering pantsuit.

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Bobbie Gentry simply does not want to be found. Gentry is alive and presumably well at age 76, living back in the South, where she grew up, but she pulled off the unthinkable in the early s: She disappeared. After a stint in Las Vegas , Gentry turned her back on show business, never to return despite constant clamoring for her to do so. She left us with a trail of seven groundbreaking albums that became a road map of American roots music, bending country, soul, pop, folk, funk, jazz, show tunes and the blues to her own kaleidoscopic vision. A lavish new box set suggests we have been asking the wrong question about Bobbie Gentry all these years. Released in the U. The mother lode for Gentry fanatics, the box set also includes more than 75 unreleased recordings intimate demos, live versions, alternate takes, foreign-language renditions of her songs.
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It went to No. Billboard also rated it the No. She was only 22 when she recorded it. Right about now you are probably expecting a quote from Bobbie Gentry about the success of the song, what inspired her to write it, and what was it the girl and Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge? And why did he jump to his death off that bridge? I do not have quotes from Gentry, but my effort shouldn't be questioned. I finally reached her brother via email a few years ago.
Listen to Fancy on Apple Music and Spotify. As Rick Hall knew, Fancy was a chance to revive her talent for forceful and emotional narratives. To avoid her daughter suffering the same fate, the mother convinces Fancy to use the one resource she possesses — her youth and beauty — to escape. Rick Hall was overjoyed with the song. Fancy certainly stood out when it was released, on 6 April