

I actually didn’t change what I did stylistically at all. Billy Joe Royal, a pop singer who popularized the song Down in the Boondocks, and crossed over into country music, has died. “Burned like a Rocket’ was something like I would have cut back in the 1960s,” he said. Some stated that Royal had “gone Country,” but the singer said he really didn’t feel as if his music had changed at all. I was on Atlantic Records, and they were really behind me, as was everyone at radio. “Nelson was such a great producer, and we had great musicians. The singer credited great songs – and his producer for his career renaissance. Royal’s 1987 album The Royal Treatment earned him a Gold certification, as well. His next fourteen single releases hit the country charts, with the biggest being his cover of “Tell It Like It Is,” which hit No. “By that time, it was in the top ten, so the song really led to a great period for me.” For some reason, it didn’t dawn on me that it would affect my record, but radio dropped it like a hot potato.” But, it wasn’t the end of his country career.

“I remember that I was in (producer) Nelson Larkin’s office watching TV, and we saw the shuttle go down. Then, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, and due to the title of the song, the release began to fall quickly back down the chart. The track was rapidly climbing the country singles chart, and had just entered the top ten in January 1986. His first release for the label, “Burned like a Rocket,” was sent to radio in the latter part of 1985. However, it was another five years until Royal tasted career success again, signing with Atlantic Records in Nashville. Royal would leave Columbia for stints on smaller labels in the 1970s, eventually landing on Mercury Records, for whom he released a self-titled album in 1980.
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Measurements of the entire body, dress & shoe size will be Update coming soon. Billy Joe Royal’s height Not Available & weight Not Available right. The singer’s subsequent hits included “I Knew You When” and “Cherry Hill Park,” which became his final Top-40 on the pop charts in 1969. Billy Joe Royal has been died on ( age 73). It was an amazing feeling, and led to a great career.” “I was living in Cincinnati, Ohio at the time, and a radio friend of mine named Dusty Rhodes played the record. In a 2010 interview, Royal recalled the first time he heard the song on the radio. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the Joe South composition helped him to become a star. Royal’s career path took him to Columbia Records, where he released “Down in the Boondocks” in 1965. Roy Orbison’s Top Hot 100 Hits: A Playlist If you have concerns about this publication. Billy was born June 16, 1961, in Wilkes County to Jack. Nevertheless his country career continued and he had hits with “I’ll Pin A Note On Your Pillow”, a revival of Aaron Neville’s “Tell It Like It Is”, and a duet of “Members Only” with Donna Fargo.Depeche Mode Reveals Co-Founder Andy Fletcher's Cause of Death Billy Joe Royal Death - Obituary News Billy Joe Royal, age 60, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. In 1985 Royal was doing well with the country single “Burned Like A Rocket” for Atlantic’s new Nashville division, but after the space shuttle Challenger exploded any further airplay was out of the question. He was in the 1974 film Catch My Soul, a rock’n’roll version of Othello, the concept of Jack Good and the only film to be directed by Patrick McGoohan, of The Prisoner fame. In 1969 Royal returned to the American charts with “Cherry Hill Park” and also recorded “Heart’s Desire”, which became a Northern soul favourite. On the final night of a huge package tour promoted by Dick Clark, each performer had to dress as another artist on the bill and Royal, Peter Asher and Tom Jones became the girl group, the Shirelles. Royal followed it with further South songs including the multi-tracked “I Knew You When”, and “Hush”, which became a US Top 10 for Deep Purple.
