"Ode to Billie Joe '' is a song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a singer - songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The single, released on July 10, 1967, was a number - one hit in the US and a big international seller. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 3 song of the year. It generated eight Grammy nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one for arranger Jimmie Haskell. "Ode to Billie Joe '' has since made Rolling Stone 's lists of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' and the "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time '' and Pitchfork 's "200 Best Songs of the 1960s ''.
who sang the day billie joe mcallister jumped
Bobbie Gentry