HeĬontinued to have minor hits into 1992 and toured into the 2000s. Royal launchedĪ comeback with the 1998 album Stay Close to Home on the Intersound label,įollowing up with the independent release Now and Then, Then and Now in 2001. Honky tonk at the top of the charts, and his popularity began to decline. Byġ990, Royal's style of pop-inflected country had been replaced by neo-traditional Number two, while the album itself stayed in the Top 15 for over a year. Your Pillow.' In 1989, Royal released the album Tell It Like Is the title cut,Ī remake of the venerable soul standard, became his biggest hit, peaking at Hits, breaking into the Top Ten in late 1987 once again with 'I'll Pin a Note on Over the next two years he had a string of Top 40 The single became a hit and reached theĬountry Top Ten in early 1986. In 1984, he broke through when he recorded the Garyīurr composition 'Burned Like a Rocket' it was picked up by the Atlantic label,

To country audiences, and during the early '80s Royal worked on establishing

The wrong-side-of-the-tracks theme of 'Down in the Boondocks' was a familiar one In 1978, he recorded a cover of 'Under the Boardwalk' and scored a minor hit. He also did a bit of acting on television, in feature films, and in commercials. Star waned, and he became a regular performer in Las Vegas and around Lake Tahoe. '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).

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