2015年10月15日 星期四

Billy Joe Royal去世

Billy Joe Royal十月16日睡夢中在北卡羅萊納州家中去世 73歲)。
Billy Joe Royal出生於喬治亞州Valdosta,青少年時期他在叔叔的廣播節目和喬治亞州的活動中就小有名氣,有一次他在參加表演活動時被安排和作曲Joe South住同一房間,Joe South要他錄一個Joe的作品"Down In The Boondocks"的樣帶,結果因為效果不錯而被Columbia唱片公司簽走,他正式錄了這首歌而且獲得排行榜第九名 (#9-1965)
Billy Joe Royal接著推出的"I Knew You When" (#14-1965)"Hush" (#52-1967)成績還可以但是"Cherry Hill Park" (#15-1969)是給歌迷們印象較深的歌在他聲勢走下坡之前他還推出很多歌,但欲振乏力。
後來他轉而往鄉村歌唱界發展"Tell It Like It Is" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore"也都得過鄉村歌曲排行榜第二名,1985-1992年他一共有15首歌進過 鄉村歌曲排行榜。


CHERRY HILL PARK
Billy Joe Royal

Mary Hill used to hang out in Cherry Hill Park
The game she played lasted all day till way after dark
All the girls they criticized her
But all the guys just idolized her
Cause Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark
In Cherry Hill Park
Mary Hill used to love to ride the merry-go-round
All the guys got eager eyes watchin Mary go round
In the daytime Mary Hill was a teaser
Come the night she was such a pleaser
Oh Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark
In Cherry Hill Park
Mary Hill sure was smart down in Cherry Hill Park
Playing games with everyone till way after dark
In Cherry Hill Park, Cherry Hill Park
Then one day, Mary Hill, she married away
A man with some money said come on honey
And she said okay
She went away to play a one man game
And since that day it ain't been the same
Cause Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark
Yeah in Cherry Hill Park
Now Mary Hill sure was smart down in Cherry Hill Park
Playing games with everyone till way after dark

In Cherry Hill Park (Cherry Hill Park)

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