Author: Andrew Batt
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Listen to highlights from the forthcoming ‘Delta Sweete – Revisited’ by Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev, pay tribute to Bobbie on The Delta Sweete Revisited, their song-for-song remake of her masterpiece second album featuring a seriously amazing cast of guest vocalists, including Hope Sandoval, Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Margo Price, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucinda Williams, Vashti Bunyan, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Beth Orton, Marissa Nadler and more. In the run up to…
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Bobbie No’ 1 re-issue in the 19th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll
The plaudits continue for The Girl From Chickasaw County which was voted number 1 re-issue in the 19th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll. An interesting piece was published today on nashvillescene.com looking at Bobbie’s legacy and her retirement in context of the position of female artists in the industry today. This year’s poll was dominated…
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‘The Girl From Chickasaw County’ is one of the years best releases – official!
As the year draws to it’s close the press have compiled their ‘the best of 2018’ lists, and we are pleased to report, that the Bobbie boxset The Girl From Chickasaw County appears prominently on many of them! The Times – No’ 1 The LA Times – No’ 1 The New York Times – No’…
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fRoots Magazine feature by Tim Chipping
The latest issue of fRoots Magazine features an excellent feature on Bobbie and the new boxset by music journalist Tim Chipping. In an insightful piece he speaks to boxset compiler/producer Andrew Batt. about the enduring quality of Bobbie’s songwriting. The magazine has Sam Sweeney on the cover and is on sale now.
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The Times choose Bobbie as the number one boxset of the year!
The Times have published their end of year review, and the Bobbie Gentry boxset The Girl From Chickasaw County has been chosen as their number one boxset of the year, and gets a solid gold 5* out of 5: “One of the most underrated songwriters of the 20th century… This is a fitting tribute to…
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RnR Magazine feature by Charles Donovan out now!
The latest issue of RnR Magazine features an excellent three page article on Bobbie and the new boxset by music journalist Charles Donovan. In an insightful piece he speaks to boxset compiler/producer Andrew Batt author Tara Murtha and former colleagues and friends including John Cameron who was the Musical Director of Bobbie’s BBC TV series…
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The Bobbie Gentry boxset is MOJO’s No. 1 re-issue of 2018
Mojo magazine have published their end of year review, and the Bobbie Gentry boxset The Girl From Chickasaw County has been chosen as their number one re-issue of the year, ahead of stiff competition from The Beatles and Bob Dylan – hurrah! Journalist Bob Mehr interviewed boxset compiler/producer Andrew Batt and John Cameron the Musical…
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Mercury Rev announce “The Delta Sweete Revisited”
American indie rock band Mercury Rev have announced the release of Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited, available 8th February via Bella Union. The album is a reimagining of Bobbie Gentry’s forgotten masterpiece and features an incredible cast list of guest vocalists including Norah Jones, Hope Sandoval, Beth Orton, Lucinda Williams, Rachel Goswell, Vashti Bunyan,…
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Special Bobbie event in NYC 30/10/2018
Those fans based in New York will not want to miss Ode to Bobbie Gentry: Celebrating a Living Legend which takes place on 30/10/2018 at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Hosted by Julie Klausner the show features Jill Sobule, Ted Leo, Laura Cantrell, Jean Grae, Tammy Faye Starlite, Eszter Balint, Nath Ann Carrera, Josh Kantor,…
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RIP Tony Joe White
RIP Tony Joe White. Tony reigned supreme as one of the true masters of funky bluesy swamp rock. The singer/songwriter/guitarist unexpectedly passed away today aged 75. Tony directly credited Bobbie’s ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ with turning him into a songwriter. Discussing the genesis of his first composition ‘Polk Salad Annie’ he recalled “I heard ’Ode…