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Best known for his country-flavored rock hit "Down in the Boondocks," Billy Joe Royal had a long career that saw him become one of the first pop performers to successfully revive his commercial fortunes by turning to straight country music. Although he never had another hit as successful as "Down in the Boondocks," he racked up about 15 singles that hit the country charts over the course of the 1980s.
Royal was born into a family of musical entertainers in Valdosta, GA, and made his debut on his uncle's radio show at the age of 11. He learned to play steel guitar and joined the Georgia Jubilee in Atlanta at 14, performing with Joe South, Jerry Reed, and Ray Stevens, among several other artists. Royal had his own rock & roll band in high school and was regularly singing around Atlanta by the age of 16. He also spent time in Savannah, where he was influenced by African-American vocal styles and began to develop his distinctive vocal sound. Performing at a nightclub that also booked Sam Cooke and other African-American stars, Royal observed their vocal moves and began to practice them on his own time. In 1962, he recorded an independent single that went unnoticed. Royal and South roomed together for a time, and two or three years later South contacted him with a song he wanted Royal to sing as a demo, in the hope that Gene Pitney would record it. Royal flew from Cincinnati (where he was working at the time) to Atlanta and cut "Down in the Boondocks," whose churchy echo resulted from the use during recording of a large septic tank that had been dragged into the studio.
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20 Greatest Hits 1988


   1. Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks                 [02:42]
   2. Billy Joe Royal - Cherryhill Park                       [02:54]
   3. Billy Joe Royal - I Knew You When                       [02:36]
   4. Billy Joe Royal - Up On The Roof                        [02:34]
   5. Billy Joe Royal - On Broadway                           [02:52]
   6. Billy Joe Royal - Save The Last Dance For Me            [02:34]
   7. Billy Joe Royal - Drift Away                            [03:58]
   8. Billy Joe Royal - Hush                                  [02:28]
   9. Billy Joe Royal - If I Could                            [03:17]
  10. Billy Joe Royal - To Love Somebody                      [04:24]
  11. Billy Joe Royal - Stand By Me                           [03:06]
  12. Billy Joe Royal - Rose Garden                           [02:30]
  13. Billy Joe Royal - Tulsa                                 [03:33]
  14. Billy Joe Royal - Campfire Girls                        [02:18]
  15. Billy Joe Royal - I've Got To Be Somebody               [03:08]
  16. Billy Joe Royal - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head     [02:53]
  17. Billy Joe Royal - Please Come To Boston                 [04:23]
  18. Billy Joe Royal - Lavender Blue                         [02:31]
  19. Billy Joe Royal - Nobody But You                        [02:39]
  20. Billy Joe Royal - Spanish Harlem                        [02:57]
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Down In The Boondocks And Other Huge Hits 2005

01 - Down In The Boondocks (Re-Recording).mp3
02 - I Fought The Law.mp3
03 - Cherry Hill Park (Re-Recording).mp3
04 - Last Kiss.mp3
05 - I Knew You When (Re-Recording).mp3
06 - The Twist.mp3
07 - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.mp3
08 - 96 Tears.mp3
09 - Making Believe.mp3
10 - Amen.mp3
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Drift Away 2001

01 - Rose Garden.mp3
02 - I Got To Be Somebody.mp3
03 - Down In The Boondocks.mp3
04 - Lavender Blue.mp3
05 - Spanish Harlem.mp3
06 - Stand By Me.mp3
07 - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.mp3
08 - Up On The Roof.mp3
09 - Drift Away.mp3
10 - Nobody But You.mp3
11 - On Broadway.mp3
12 - If I Could.mp3
13 - To Love Somebody.mp3
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Hard Rock To Roll 2009


   1. Billy Joe Royal - Rockin' Robin                         [02:30]
   2. Billy Joe Royal - Lying Eyes of Love                    [02:57]
   3. Billy Joe Royal - I Wish I Had You Back Again           [02:43]
   4. Billy Joe Royal - CC Rider                              [04:16]
   5. Billy Joe Royal - I Can't Stop Now                      [02:58]
   6. Billy Joe Royal - Hard Rock to Roll                     [03:45]
   7. Billy Joe Royal - Lay Me Down a Truck Driving Man       [03:27]
   8. Billy Joe Royal - Beer Bottle Brown                     [03:14]
   9. Billy Joe Royal - God Please Send Your Angels           [03:17]
  10. Billy Joe Royal - Little Bitty Pretty One               [02:37]

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