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A week in radio: Whatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry?

This absorbing documentary explored the riddle of Billy Joe, and the mystery of the singer herselfWhatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry? (Radio 2, Monday) began with an enigma and ended with one too. Rosanne Cash, presenting, recalled hearing Ode to Billie Joe as a 12-year-old in 1967. "I was dumbfounded from the first hearing," she recalled, remembering the "riddle at its core". What was thrown off that bridge? Who was Billie Joe? And the riddle continued through this absorbing documentary – wri...

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20:30 on May 17 2012

A week in radio: Whatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry?

Guardian Music — This absorbing documentary explored the riddle of Billy Joe, and the mystery of the singer herselfWhatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry? (Radio 2, Monday) began with an enig... more info
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