Steve from Whittier, CaI'd put "Cherry Hill Park" from four years later as Billy J.Royal's other big hit.Pollyanna | Leaning On You | Heartaches And Teardrops | Funny How Time Slips Away | My Fondest Memories | Down In The Boondocks (-/9) | I Knew You When (-/14) | Those Railroad Tracks In Between | Steal Away | Oh What A Night | King Of Fools | I've Got To Be Somebody (-/38) | (30:13)Ĭry On My Shoulder | Heart's Desire (-/88) | Rose Garden | Yo-Yo (-/117) | Save The Last Dance For Me | Deep Inside Me | High On A Hilltop | These Are Not My People (-/113) | Greatest Love (-/117) | Makin' Music | Hush (-/52) | (27:25).Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 27th 1965, "Down In The Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #95 and on August 22nd, 1965 it peaked at #9 (for 1 week) and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100.Īnd on August 9th, 1965 it reached #1 (for 1 week) on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart (his next release, "I Knew You When", also peaked at #1 in Canada).Īfter his 9th and last record to make the Top 100, "Under the Boardwalk" in 1978, he then had fourteen records between 19 make Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, with two of them reaching #2 ("Tell It Like It Is" and "Till I Can't Take It Anymore", both in 1989).īilly Joe celebrated his 72nd birthday two months ago on April 3rd, 2014.On the same 'Shindig!' show he also performed "I Knew You When" at the time the song was at #55 on the Top 100, and on October 31st, 1965 it peaked at #14 for 2 weeks. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn October 2nd 1965, Billy Joe Royal performed "Down in the Boondocks" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'.The song had entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart on May 15th, 1966 at position #91 it stayed on the chart for three weeks, and on its 2nd and 3rd week it was at #88, needless to that was its peak position on the Top 100.īetween 19 he had nine Top 100 records one made the Top 10, "Down in the Boondocks", which peaked at #9 and spent 8 weeks on the Top 100. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 20th 1966, Billy Joe Royal performed "Heart's Desire" on the ABC-TV program 'Where The Action Is'.I never referred to Billboard charts back then. As I recall, some Tulsa AM radio stations had it at#1. "Down In The Boondocks" was more straightforward about a poor boy/rich girl relationship under stress. My boyfriend in high school at the time told me it was really about a girl being gangbanged. I also bought his hit, "Cherry Hill Park." A very strange song. I even followed his country music career. Ahh kids will be foolish!! Wasn't Billy Joe on Columbia Records? I can almost envision that red label right now. Babbling Babette from Tulsa OkI remember buying this single at Woolworths in 1965 & it was the last copy on the shelves! I nearly had to fight another girl for it, but I got it & it was mine.Ronnie McDowell, Royal's tour partner, said the singer died in his sleep on Tuesday at his North Carolina home. You were a great singer and you will be missed.īilly Joe Royal, a 1960s pop and 1990s country star, has died. Roann from Apalachin, Ny - Rest in Peace, Billy Joe Royal.Then Billy Joe went on to a successful country career, including "Tell It Like It Is" and "Till I Can't Take It Anymore"- both of which were #2 on the Country charts. He also is remembered for "Cherry Hill Park" (#15-1969) and a dozen other charted pop hits, before his star began to fade. Other tunes by Joe followed, including "I Knew You When" (#14-1965) and "Hush" (#52-1967). While performing in Savannah, he roomed for a while with Joe South, who asked him to record a demo of one of his tunes called "Down In The Boondocks" The demo was successful enough to land Billy Joe a contract with Columbia Records, who released the song as a single, reaching #9 in 1965. But I was a child when this was released.īilly Joe Royal died in his sleep Tuesday (October 6th) in his North Carolina home at the age of 73.īorn in Valdosta Georgia and raised in Marionetta, he made a name for himself first on his uncle's radio program and later on the Georgia Jubilee- both while in his early teens. Jane Eyre from LouisvillekyThis song feels very dated to me.
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