June 3rd Blues and Tallahatchie Truths: Remembering Billie Joe McAllister and Bobbie Gentry’s Southern legacy
Well, today is the third of June — cue the cicadas, pour some sweet tea, and brace yourself for a wave of Southern melancholy. Because down here in Mississippi, we all know what happened on this date.
It’s the day poor Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.


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