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Bekannt wurde er mit dem Top-Ten-Hit Down in the Boondocks (1965), der, wie auch die Singles I Knew You When (Top 20, 1965) und Hush (1967), von Joe South geschrieben und produziert wurde. Seine Single Cherry Hill Park erreichte 1969 Platz 15 in den Billboard Hot 100 .
Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American country soul singer. His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965.
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27. Jan. 2011 · The song became Royal's breakthrough single, reaching number nine on the pop charts and briefly making the vocalist into a teen idol. Following its success, Royal had a string of lesser hits...
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"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.
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2002 CD release of "The Very Best Of Billy Joe Royal: The Columbia Years (1965-1972)" on Discogs.
Release Date. 1965. Duration. 28:18. Genre. Country, R&B. Styles. Country-Pop, Pop-Soul, Soul. Discography Timeline. See Full Discography. The Royal Treatment (1987) Looking Ahead (1987) Tell It Like It Is (1991) Stay Close to Home (1998) Now and Then, Then and Now (2001) Going by Daydreams (2007) His First Gospel Album: Hard Rock to Roll (2009)
