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Billy Joe
Billy Joe, Billie Joe, Billie Jo and Billie-Jo are compound given names which may refer to: Men * Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), lead vocalist for Green Day * Billy Joe Burge (1931–2004), American pool player * Billy Joe Daugherty (1952–2009), American Christian pastor * Billy Joe DuPree (born 1950), American football player * Billy Joe Hobert (born 1971), American football player * Billy Joe Royal (1942–2015), American country and pop singer * Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020), American country singer-songwriter * Billy Joe Tolliver (born 1966), American football player * Billy Joe Hunter, a pseudonym of Lew Bedell (1919–2000), American music business executive and comic * Billy Joe Roper Jr., American neo-Nazi and founder of the hate group White Revolution (hate group), White Revolution Women * Murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins, Billie-Jo Jenkins (1983–1997), English teen murder victim * Billie Jo Spears (1938–2011), American country music singer born Billie Jean Moore S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To Billie Joe
"Ode to Billie Joe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title track of her debut album. Five weeks after its release, the song topped '' Billboard's'' Pop singles chart. It also appeared in the top 10 of the Adult Contemporary and Hot R&B singles charts, and in the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs list. The song takes the form of a first-person narrative performed in a half-spoken style by the daughter of a family, over sparse acoustic guitar accompaniment with strings in the background. It tells of a rural Mississippi family's reaction to the news of the suicide of Billie Joe McAllister, a local boy to whom the daughter has a connection unbeknownst to her family. The song's cryptic lyrics received widespread attention, leaving its audience intrigued as to what the narrator and Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Gentry later clarified that she intended the song to portray the family' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |