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Billy Joe Royal (* 3. April 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia; † 6. Oktober 2015 in Morehead City, North Carolina) [1] war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Geschichte. 2 Diskografie. 2.1 Alben. 2.2 Kompilationen. 2.3 Singles. 3 Quellen. 4 Weblinks. Geschichte.
Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) [1] was an American country soul singer. [2] . His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965. Life and career. Royal in 1966.
Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles . Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S.'s Billboard Hot Country Songs between 1985 and 1992.
"Down in the Boondocks" is a song written by Joe South, and first recorded by American artist Billy Joe Royal as his debut single. It was a hit in 1965, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the UK, it hit No. 38 on the Record Retailer chart. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM chart, on August 9, 1965.
Learn about the life and career of Billy Joe Royal, a singer who had hits in pop, rock, and country music. Find out his birth and death dates, family background, musical influences, and film and TV appearances.
- April 3, 1942
- October 6, 2015
Born April 3, 1942 - Valdosta, Georgia. Died October 6, 2015 - Morehead City, North Carolina. Four decades into an impressively resilient career, Billy Joe Royal"s soul-drenched voice is as pliable as ever. That"s demonstrated on his album Going By Daydreams, in which Royal girds each of the 10 songs with a relaxed confidence.
8. Okt. 2015 · Billy Joe Royal, a pop and country singer best known for the 1965 hit “Down in the Boondocks,” died on Tuesday at his home in Morehead City, N.C. He was 73.
