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Billy Joe Royal (born 3 April 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American singer.

Raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal became a local singing sensation in the 1950s and 1960s at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah, Georgia. He is best known for the 1965 top-ten pop hit “Down in the Boondocks”, which along with the singles “I Knew You When” (top 20, 1965) and “Hush” (1966) were written and produced by friend Joe South. His 1969 comeback single “Cherry Hill Park” peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. During the 1980s, Billy Joe scored several top 10 country hits including “Tell It Like It Is,” “Burned Like a Rocket,” and “I’ll Pin a Note on Your Pillow.” As his rejuvenated career as a country music hitmaker quieted down, he followed up with bookings throughout the 1990s in large country music bars and became a very-popular act on that circuit.

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1	Down in the Boondocks full track	214
2	Hush full track	136
3	Cherry Hill Park full track	57
4	Let Your Love Flow full track	12
5	I Knew You When full track	10
6	Bring It On Home	8
7	HEARTS DESIRE	7
8	Cherry Hill Park (Single Version) full track	5
8	Heart's Desire	5
10	Please Come to Boston full track	4
11	You Really Got A Hold On Me full track	3
11	Steal Away full track	3
11	I've Got to Be Somebody full track	3
11	Yo-Yo full track	3
15	Baby You're My Hearts Desire [Northern Soul]	2

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Don_Diego wrote:
September 2008

Joe South wrote "Hush" for BJR.

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Masterchief_B wrote:
June 2007

Hush is from Bily Joe Royal, not from Deep Purple? I'd die to hear that version!

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wonder_al wrote:
October 2006

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