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Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal est un chanteur américain, né le à Valdosta dans l'État de Géorgie et mort le à Marietta (Caroline du Nord)[1]. Il est principalement connu pour les chansons Down in the Boondocks, Cherry Hill Park et Hush.

Billy Joe Royal
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Billy Joe Royal en 1966.
Informations générales
Naissance
Valdosta, États-Unis
DĂ©cès (Ă  73 ans)
Marietta (Caroline du Nord)
Activité principale Chanteur
Labels Columbia, Atlantic

Biographie

Billy Joe Royal est né le 3 avril 1942 à Valdosta[2] dans l'État de Géorgie mais il grandit à Marietta, non loin d'Atlanta[3].

En juin 1965, Joe South lui écrit la chanson Down in the Boondocks et le titre devient un succès, se vendant à plus de deux millions d'exemplaires[3].

Discographie
1965 : Down in the Boondocks (Columbia)
  1. Pollyanna
  2. Leaning on You
  3. Heartaches and Teardrops
  4. Funny How Time Slips Away
  5. My Fondest Memories
  6. Down in the Boobdocks
  7. I Knew You When
  8. Those Railroad Tracks in Between
  9. Steal Away
  10. Oh What a Night
  11. King of Fools
  12. I've Got to Be Somebody
1967 : Billy Joe Royal Featuring Hush (Columbia)
  1. Cry on My Shoulder
  2. Heart's Desire
  3. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
  4. Yo-Yo
  5. Save the Last Dance For Me
  6. Deep Inside Me
  7. High on a Hilltop
  8. These Are Not My People
  9. The Greatest Love
  10. Makin' Music
  11. Hush
1969 : Cherry Hill Park (Columbia)
  1. You Can't Manufacture Love
  2. Mama Song
  3. Helping Hand
  4. Ain't It the Truth
  5. Down Home Lovin'
  6. Cherry Hill Park
  7. Burning a Hole
  8. If I Had It to Do Again
  9. Pick Up the Pieces
  10. You Can Make Me Feel Good
  11. Children
1986 : Looking Ahead (Atlantic)
  1. Burned Like a Rocket
  2. Run Around Town
  3. Old Bridges Burn Slow
  4. Good Thing
  5. The Hard Times
  6. I'm Not a Rock (I'm a Rolling Stone)
  7. Boardwalk Angel
  8. Sad Cliches
  9. You'd Better Go
  10. I Miss You Already
  11. We've Both Got a Lot to Learn
  12. Another Endless Night
1987 : The Royal Treatment (Atlantic)
  1. I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow
  2. Give-Em My Number
  3. He'll Have to Go
  4. Look What You've Done to My Heart
  5. Let It Rain
  6. Members Only
  7. It's Who's in Your Heart
  8. Out of Sight and on My Mind
  9. It Keeps Right on Hurtin'
  10. She Don't Cry Like She Used To
  11. A Place for the Heartache
1989 : Tell It Like It Is (Atlantic)
  1. Tell It Like It Is
  2. Kiss and Say Goodbye
  3. Slip Away
  4. He Don't Know
  5. Cross My Heat and Hope to Try
  6. Love Has No Right
  7. The Truth Is I Lied
  8. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
  9. I Was Losing You
  10. What's the Matter Baby
  11. Love Is a Full Time Job
1990 : Out of the Shadows (Atlantic)
  1. Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue
  2. Before the Night Is Over
  3. Old Friendsa Don't Make Good Lovers
  4. There's a Method to My Sadness
  5. Free Me
  6. From Lover to Lover
  7. How Could You Leave Me
  8. We Had Love
  9. A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be
  10. How Hard Can It Be
  11. If the Jukebox Took Teardrops

Notes et références
  1. (en) Naja Rayne, « Singer Billy Joe Royal Has Died Aged 73 », sur people.com, (consulté le ).
  2. Kingsbury et Wood 1998.
  3. Miller 1996.

Annexes

Bibliographie
  • (en) Zell Miller, They Heard Georgia Singing, Macon, GA, Mercer University Press, , 342 p. (ISBN 978-0-86554-504-5, OCLC 34699523, lire en ligne), p. 258-259.
  • (en) Paul Kingsbury, Gerry Wood et al., The Encyclopedia of Country Music : The Ultimate Guide to the Music, New York, Mercer University Press, , 634 p. (ISBN 978-0-19-511671-7, OCLC 38106066, lire en ligne).

Liens externes
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