Billy Joe Royal
Sign in to saveAmerican singer (1942-2015)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942-04-03
- Active to
- 2015-10-06
Discography
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- 75,569
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Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American pop and country singer. Born in Valdosta, Georgia, and raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal became a local star at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for the 1965 US Top 10 pop hit "Down in the Boondocks", which, along with the singles "I Knew You When" (Top 20, 1965) and "Hush" (1967), were written and produced by Joe South. Another South composition, "Yo-Yo," just missed the top 40 in Canada and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Valdosta
- Place of death
- Morehead City
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock and roll
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.billyjoeroyal.com
- Image
- Billy Joe Royal.png
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- date of birth
- 1942-04-03
- date of death
- 2015-10-06
- start of work period
- 2015-00-00
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