Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Royal was born in Valdosta, Georgia, United States on April 3rd, 1942 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 73, Billy Joe Royal biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American pop and country singer.
His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965.
Life and career
Royal was born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Clarence and Mary Sue Smith Royal, and raised in Marietta, Georgia. During his youth, he appeared at the Georgia Jubilee in Atlanta. He formed his own rock and roll band and became a local celebrity at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah in the late 1950s and early 1960s, where his singing style was influenced by African-American artists, including Sam Cooke. Royal, a friend of singer and songwriter Joe South, recorded what was supposed to be a preview of South's song "Down in the Boondocks." The recording was found at Columbia Records, who offered Royal a singing contract in 1965 and then released his own version of the song, which was produced by South. "Down in the Boondocks" was his most well-known song, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 38 in the United Kingdom, with his best-known song "Down in the Boondocks" peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 38 in the United Kingdom.
He continued his career with the singles "I Know You When" (1967), which was also written and produced by Joe South. "Yo-Yo," another South composition, had failed in Canada and charted poorly in the United States when it was first published in 1967, but The Osmonds' later relaunched it to a much higher success. "Cherry Hill Park," his 1969 album, debuted at No. 1 on the charts, the highest position. Billboard Hot 100 at 15th place. His album "Heart's Desire" gained traction among Northern soul enthusiasts in the 1970s and was regularly performed in Northern soul nightclubs.
Royal had established himself as a regular performer in Las Vegas by the late 1970s and appeared in films and television as an actor. In 1978, when his version of "Under the Boardwalk" became a minor hit, he was his last to be on the US pop charts. However, he resurrectered himself in the 1980s as a mainstream country celebrity, and with "Burned Like a Rocket," he first appeared on the Atlantic label in 1985. "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" (1987), "Tell It Like It Is," and "Today I Can't Take It Anymore" were among his other country hits (both 1989). His rise on the country charts lasted until the early 1990s.
Due to regular airplay on "oldies" radio stations, Royal saw a second comeback in the 2000s. His music was also introduced to younger audiences by the founding and music developer Paul Collins' The Beat Army, an online music forum hosted on Facebook, was introduced to younger generations. Royal began to tour regularly, appearing at casinos, music festivals, and clubs in North America, Japan, and Europe. His set lists included a variety of songs from the 1960s to the present, as well as a collection of songs from various genres. Robert Ally appeared in Billy the Kid (2013), co-starring country singer Cody McCarver.
In Morehead City, North Carolina, the king died in his sleep on October 6, 2015.