Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal


Billy Joe Royal (born 3 April 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American singer. Raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal became a local singing sensation in the 1950s and 1960s at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah, Georgia. He is best known for the 1965 top-ten pop hit "Down in the Boondocks", which along with the singles "I Knew You When" (top 20, 1965) and "Hush" (1966) were written and produced by friend Joe South.

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Down the Boondocks

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To Love Somebody

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Drift Away

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Oh No

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Spanish Harlem

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Rose Garden

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Beer Bottle Brown

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Rockin' Robin

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Solitary Man

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Campfire Girls

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Family

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Heart's Desire

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I Was Losing You

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