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" 和"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。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyEWCNCKxyk

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)