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Billy Joe Royal (born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia) is an United States|American singer.
Raised in Marietta, Georgia|Marietta, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia, Royal became a local singing sensation at Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for the 1965 Top 40|Top Ten pop music|pop chart-topper|hit "Down in the Boondocks," which, along with the single (music)|singles "I Knew You When" (Top 20, 1965) and "Hush (song)|Hush" (1967), were songwriter|written and record producer|produced by Joe South. His 1969 single, "Cherry Hill Park," peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
During the 1980s, Royal scored a comeback with several Top 10 country music|country hits, including "Tell It Like It Is," "Burned Like a Rocket," and "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow."
When his rejuvenated career as a country music hitmaker quieted down, he followed up with bookings throughout the 1990s in large country music Bar (establishment)|bars and became a successful act on that circuit.
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifoxql5ldde~T1 Billy Joe Royal biography] at the All Music Guide website
* [http://www.tsimon.com/royal.htm Fansite biography]
