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  1. 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. Life and career [ edit ]

  2. Oct 7, 2015 · The web page is an obituary of Billy Joe Royal, who had a hit song \"Down in the Boondocks\" and several country chart successes. It covers his early career, his collaborations, his awards and his final performance.

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  4. Oct 8, 2015 · Billy Joe Royal was born on April 3, 1942, in Valdosta, Ga., and grew up in Marietta, near Atlanta. He began singing in grade school, learned to play steel guitar and was soon performing with his ...

  5. Born April 3, 1942 - Valdosta, Georgia. Died October 6, 2015 - Morehead City, North Carolina. Four decades into an impressively resilient career, Billy Joe Royal"s soul-drenched voice is as pliable as ever. That"s demonstrated on his album Going By Daydreams, in which Royal girds each of the 10 songs with a relaxed confidence.

  6. Oct 11, 2015 · Singer Billy Joe Royal, who scored a memorable Top 10 pop hit in 1965 with "Down in the Boondocks" and later became a country star, died Oct. 6 at his home in Morehead City, N.C.

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  8. Oct 7, 2015 · Musician Billy Joe Royal, the voice of 1960s pop hits including “Down in the Boondocks” who resurfaced as a country star in the 1980s, died at age 73.

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