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  1. Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) [1] was an American country soul singer. [2] His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965.

  2. Oct 8, 2015 · Billy Joe Royal, a pop and country singer best known for the 1965 hit “Down in the Boondocks,” died on Tuesday at his home in Morehead City, N.C. He was 73.

  3. Oct 7, 2015 · Billy Joe Royal, who scored the 1965 Top Ten single “Down in the Boondocks” and also made frequent appearances on the country chart in the Eighties, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his...

  4. Jan 27, 2011 · Best known for his country-flavored rock hit "Down in the Boondocks," Billy Joe Royal had a long career that saw him become one of the first pop performers to successfully revive his commercial...

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  5. Nov 6, 2015 · I had the pleasure of visiting with Billy Joe Royal 8 weeks before his death. We sat an talked off stage. Without the camera running, Billy Joe, like most people, was very much at ease...

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  6. Billy Joe Royal. Soundtrack: Glory Road. Singer Billy Joe Royal enjoyed a successful musical career which spanned over forty years and encompassed the pop, rock, and country music genres. He was born on April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia and raised in Marietta, Georgia.

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  8. 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. He was 73. He...

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