Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American country soul singer. His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965.
Born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Clarence and Mary Sue Smith Royal, and raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal performed at the Georgia Jubilee in Atlanta during his teens. He formed his own rock and roll band, and became a local star at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah in the late 1950s... more
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