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On the object thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge, she commented that the audience had found more meanings than she had intended. Gentry mentioned that theories of the time included a baby, a wedding ring and flowers. While she indicated that what happened at the bridge was the motivation behind Billie Joe's suicide, she also left it ...
Learn about the fictional story behind Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit "Ode to Billie Joe", which involves a mysterious suicide off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi. Find out how the song is a classic example of Southern Gothic style and explore the comments from fans and critics.
On Grand Blvd, on the edge of Greenwood, MS there is a bridge over the Tallahatchie River that has a very nice and comprehensive two-sided historical marker regarding singer Bobbie Gentry, her general career, and the 1967 song and subsequent movie, Ode to Billie Joe. This is definitely NOT the “Tallahatchie Bridge” of the MOVIE. That bridge ...
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27. Juli 2013 · Learn about the story behind the hit song that created a mystery over what was thrown off the bridge in Mississippi. Discover how Bobbie Gentry became a country music star and then disappeared from the spotlight.
18. Aug. 2015 · The song tells the story of Billie Joe McAllister's suicide from the Tallahatchie Bridge, but leaves many questions unanswered. The movie adaptation explores a different theory: Billie Joe was a gay teenager in 1960s Mississippi.
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The Tallahatchie River is a river in Mississippi which flows 230 miles (370 km) from Tippah County, through Tallahatchie County, to Leflore County, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River, which ultimately meets the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
20. Juni 2016 · Learn about the famous bridge that inspired Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song Ode to Billie Joe, and how it was destroyed by fire in 1972. Find out what the song's narrator and Billie Joe really threw off the bridge and why it's still a puzzle for fans.
