Editor's note: This article originally appeared online May 31, 2016, in the (Jackson, Mississippi) Clarion Ledger. Music fans know the importance of Friday. “It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, ...

JACKSON, Miss. — If I haven’t responded to your email following the “What happened to singer Bobbie Gentry?” column on June 1, consider this a personal apology and a “thank you” for each one. I have ...

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Country singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry's music will soon be available in a complete box set. Rolling Stone reported that the singer's seven studio albums will be remastered and included on an ...

Music fans know the importance of Friday. “It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day.” That is the opening line of one of music’s most discussed, examined and appreciated songs — Ode to ...

(AP) Country singer Bobbie Gentry is being honored in her home state with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. Gentry was born Roberta Lee Streeter in Chickasaw County in 1944. She is ...