[DeadCelebrityAlert] Billy Joe Royal Dead at 73

 

Billy Joe Royal Dead at 73


Billy Joe Royal

Pop and country star Billy Joe Royal has died. The "Down in the Boondocks" singer enjoyed a country resurgence in the late '80s, and toured throughout the '90s and '00s before dying in his sleep on Tuesday (Oct. 6).

Singer BJ Thomas was among the first to share the news with fans. "My best friend Billy Joe Royal, died this morning," he tweeted. "He was a sweet and talented man. Never a bad word. One of a kind."

The men of Shenandoah also shared a kind word about Royal, saying their former tourmate was a "sweet guy." Little information has been released about the 73-year-old's death, but WSMV-TV in Nashville reports it happened in his North Carolina home. Singer Ronnie McDowell also confirmed the news. The two were touring partners who were set to return to the road in November.

After enjoying pop success in the '60s, Royal charted 10 Top 20 hits in the late '80s, including "Tell It Like It Is" and "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow." The Georgia native became a star young — "Down in the Boondocks" was a pop hit in 1965.  He grew up playing the Georgia Jubilee Show on Friday nights, often next to stars like Little Jimmy Dickens. His turn to country would come after becoming friends with Kenny Rogers (they lived in the same neighborhood) and later watching Thomas score country hits. He says the song "Burn Like a Rocket" further inspired him, but remembers fighting to get a record deal in Nashville.

Royal's last album was called His First Gospel Album. It's a gospel album, inspired by Sam Cook


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Down in Boondocks

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Judy Carne, 76

 

Actress Judy Carne, best known for being the "Sock it to me!" girl on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the '60s, died on Sept. 3, according to the Telegraph. She was 76.
 
Carne rose to overnight fame with her appearances on "Laugh-In," where the bouncy actress' zany persona would be doused with water every time she uttered the phrase "Sock it to me," accidentally or not. She acted on the sketch comedy show for two years, making the occasional appearance in the third season.
 
Carne was also known for her tumultuous relationship with Burt Reynolds. She was the actor's first wife, marrying him in 1963 before they divorced in 1965. She detailed their relationship, confessing to partaking in several affairs and struggling with drug addiction, in her 1985 autobiography "Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside: The Bittersweet Saga of the Sock-It-To-Me Girl."
 
She battled heavily with drug addiction after leaving "Laugh-In," being charged with heroin possession and prescription forgery in the late '70s. She was acquitted of the heroin charge.
 
The actress was born near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, and trained at the Bush Davies Theatrical School for Girls at East Grinstead as a child. Her first television appearance came in 1956, in "The First Day of Spring."
 
Carne went on to serve as a panelist on "Juke Box Jury" and also appeared on sitcom "The Rag Trade," as well as the 1962 comedy film "A Pair of Briefs."
 
Her other TV credits include a regular role in sitcom "Fair Exchange," "The Baileys of Balboa," a starring role in sitcom "Love on a Rooftop" and appearances in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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