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Bobbie Gentry's Ode to Billie Joe (33 1/3) Paperback – December 18, 2014


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“Tara Murtha examines that song and the rest of Bobbi Gentry's career in Ode To Billie Joe, the latest release in the 33 1/3 series of books. It is a wonderfully compelling book and the best I've read in the series since "Television: Marquee Moon." Perhaps it's her background as a reporter, but Murtha does not go down the pedantic path that many of the books in this series seem to do lately. Instead, the author presents a fascinating study of Gentry and her career-defining debut. That's right; "Ode to Billie Joe" was her debut recording. Wow.” ―Steve J., AllMusicBooks

“Murtha pulls free the threads of truth from a tangled knot of personal mythology and contradictions. Her book is likely to be a hit with casual listeners and pop-culture obsessives alike.” ―
Katie Haegele, Utne Reader

“Philadelphia journalist Tara Murtha has dug deep into the story behind Gentry's song with the latest entry in the "33 1/3" book series devoted to various pop albums of significance… Murtha charts Gentry's challenges as a musician who in her teens was most interested in selling her songs to other singers, not recording them herself. But once she did get into the position of recording, she was up against a male-dominated record industry that offered little validation to a young woman with her own ideas about performance and production.” ―
Randy Lewis, L.A. Times

About the Author

Tara Murtha is a journalist based in Philadelphia, USA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic (December 18, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623569648
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623569648
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.87 x 0.39 x 6.97 inches
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