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"I've Got to Be Somebody," and "Cherry Hill Park." By the end of the decade, Royal's Following its success, Royal hadĪ string of lesser hits, including the Top 40 pop singles "I Knew You When," The song became Royal's breakthrough single, reaching number nine on the popĬharts and briefly making the vocalist into a teen idol. The demo ended up at Columbia, and the label signed Royal to a six-year deal. Resulted from the use during recording of a large septic tank that had been The time) to Atlanta and cut "Down in the Boondocks," whose churchy echo Pitney would record it. Royal flew from Cincinnati (where he was working at Or three years later South contacted him with a song he wanted Royal to sing as Single that went unnoticed. Royal and South roomed together for a time, and two Performing at a nightclub thatĬooke and other African-American stars, Royal observed their vocal moves andīegan to practice them on his own time. Spent time in Savannah, where he was influenced by African-American vocal stylesĪnd began to develop his distinctive vocal sound.

High school and was regularly singing around Atlanta by the age of 16. Stevens, among several other artists. Royal had his own rock & roll band in Steel guitar and joined the Georgia Jubilee in Atlanta at 14, performing with Joe Made his debut on his uncle's radio show at the age of 11. Royal was born into a family of musical entertainers in Valdosta, Georgia, and He racked up about 15 singles that hit the country charts over the course of the Although he never had another hit as successful as "Down in the Boondocks," Successfully revive his commercial fortunes by turning to straight country Royal had a long career that saw him become one of the first pop performers to Depuis il s'est reconverti dans la Country Music.īilly Joe Royal est décédé le 6 Octobre 2015 à Marietta (Caroline du Nord).īest known for his country-flavored rock hit "Down in the Boondocks," Billy Joe Billy Joe Royal a débuté au milieu des années soixante en tant que chanteur Pop. Chanteur US né le 3 Avril 1942 à Valdosta (Georgie).