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“Who I Am” and “Ode to Billie Joe” are songs we all know the words to \u2014 we’ve sung along to them on more than one occasion \u2014 they were huge<\/em> hits! But what ever happened to Jessica Andrews\u00a0and Bobbie Gentry?<\/p>\n You’ll often find us reminiscing over some of our favorite artists who took a break from music, whether to start a family, solely write songs … or just plain vanish(?!).<\/p>\n Related<\/strong><\/em>: The Secret History of Ricky Van Shelton<\/a><\/p>\n What happened to Cole Deggs and the Lonesome after “I Got More”?<\/p>\n What’s\u00a0Cyndi Thompson been up to since switching gears from artist to songwriter?<\/p>\n Remember\u00a0Chad Brock and Restless Heart? What are they up to these days?<\/p>\n “Strawberry Wine” is one of the greatest country songs of all time … but where’s Deana Carter<\/a>?<\/p>\n Many of these acts are still active, while a few others\u00a0have simplu retired, only to reappear once a year \u2014 or every five years (we see you Cledus T. Judd<\/a>). Where did Chris Cagle<\/a> go? Is Barbara Mandrell still making music? Did Ricky Van Shelton die<\/a>?<\/p>\n Those questions will be answered in this What Ever Happened to … ?’ Country Artists That Kinda Disappeared list.\u00a0Scroll through to relive the success of some of country’s past greats.<\/p>\n Billy Dukes<\/a> is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music.\u00a0Additionally, Billy\u00a0covers\u00a0<\/em>Yellowstone<\/a>, 1923<\/a> and related television shows through the <\/em>Dutton Rules podcast<\/em><\/a>. To date, he’s written more than 13,000 articles\u00a0for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/em><\/p>\n “Who I Am” and “Ode to Billie Joe” are songs we all know the words to \u2014 we’ve sung along to them on more than one occasion \u2014 they were\u00a0huge<\/em>\u00a0hits! But what ever happened to Jessica Andrews\u00a0and Bobbie Gentry?<\/p>\n You’ll often find us reminiscing over some of our favorite artists who took a break from music, whether to start a family, solely write songs … or just plain vanish(?!).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n18 Country Artists That Kind of Disappeared<\/h2>\n